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RE: [cobalt-users] cobalt kb - resetting the root password



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.

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