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| Thread ID: 49102 | 2004-09-10 06:02:00 | I Need Help With My Computer (Screw Up) | ComeAsYouAre (6141) | Press F1 |
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| 270937 | 2004-09-10 14:14:00 | > You'll get nothing done in Linux without the right > user root password which is alot more secure than > Window's one, I guess someone could set their Linux > box to boot straight to root but it's not likely and > certainly not encouraged even to logon as root hence > you get prompted for a password as soon as you start > doing anything vaguely like admin stuff. But as your > may be aware I'm just a noob in Linux so my > explanation could be wide of the mark. > Sorry Murray_P. I am mostly pointing out that If I had physical access to your computer I can make a mess of it. This matters not what O/S you run. Take the side off and reset any password you have in the bios. Set the bios to boot off CDRom. Arrive with the ultimate boot disk or any boot disk or disks. Given enough unsupervised time I could make it so you don't have access to any account in Linux or Windows. I am not suggesting that WinXP is more secure than any version of Linux. |
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| 270938 | 2004-09-10 14:20:00 | Ah! yes of course. Locks only keep honest people out anyway and the other sort are just as like to junk the place as pinch your goodies. Wouldn't a hammer do a quicker job, though not as elegant as trashing the MBR or partitions :) Cheers Murray P |
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| 270939 | 2004-09-10 15:00:00 | Now you have the point I believe. It is amazing what children and grandchildren know though is it not? Not to mention your mate who knows all about these things and tries to help. |
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