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RE: [cobalt-users] cobalt kb - resetting the root password
- Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] cobalt kb - resetting the root password
- From: Rik Thomas <rikt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed Aug 29 08:54:25 2001
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
On Wed, 29 Aug 2001, Sean Slavin wrote:
> | If you can't trust the company hosting your box or their security ...
>
> the boxes aren't going to be at a hosting company. that's why i'm
> worrying about it...
>
> 8)
> sean
>
You aren't seeing the forest through the trees. :) *ANY* server,
especially ones with cd-roms, floppy drives, anything with physical access
is vulnerable. Don't you understand? It is probably easier to get root
on a vanilla linux box with a cdrom and/or floppy.
--
Rik Thomas
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