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- From: philipg@stolaf.edu (Philip Guenther)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: Linus security/Non root access
- Message-ID: <PHILIPG.92Aug22114133@bronco.stolaf.edu>
- Date: 22 Aug 92 18:41:33 GMT
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- Organization: Academic Computing Center, St. Olaf College
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- In-reply-to: frank@cs.yorku.ca
-
- >Frank Pikelner (frank@cs.yorku.ca) wrote:
- >
- > 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.
-
- How about just removing floppy A? If they want to mount a floppy they
- can use B. The only real question with this is whether the
- non-existence of A will send the boot prom into terminal panic (I
- confess that I haven't tried this). If this does work, I would
- further suggest removing the devices for floppy A do prevent the
- kernel from ever trying to read a non-existent drive.
-
- guenther@stolaf.edu or philipg@cna.tek.com I speak for myself only:
- no one else would be silly enough to claim I speak for them...
- "Life makes sense?! LIFE MAKES SENSE!?! Where do people get these ideas?"-me
-