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- From: frank@cs.yorku.ca (Frank Pikelner)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Linus security/Non root access
- Message-ID: <1409@yetti.UUCP>
- Date: 20 Aug 92 19:43:38 GMT
- Article-I.D.: yetti.1409
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- Organization: York University, Dept. of Computer Science
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- Hello,
-
- I'd like to find out if it is possible to say install several machines to run
- Linux and allow the public to use them. The problem I'm trying to resolve is I
- need the machines to have access to a floppy drive, but I do not want anyone
- to be able to boot the machine using their own floppy, and maybe gain access as
- root.
-
- One solution I can think of is getting a machine that has a password protected
- BIOS, and allows the change in the boot order with the hard drive first. I would
- love to hear other ideas, if any do exist.
-
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