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Re: a simple Q




On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, Shachar Tal wrote:

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.|Hi,
|
.|How do I password-protect a single-user boot? Usually, you get a root
.|prompt, and I want to password-protect it.

If you mean you want to stop Lilo boots to single user mode
by invoking 'linux/vmlinuz single' at the prompt, add a
password=<password> to lilo.conf (read the man page for details). You 
can safely chmod 600 lilo.conf since the password is not crypted.

 



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