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grub password ?
Posted by ytz991, 08-17-2008, 04:32 AM do you set grub passwords ? what problems could i be facing if i skip that, i'd guess one cannot access file system via some grub parameters, it can only be used to lower performance ? tnx
Posted by AnandVK, 08-18-2008, 02:05 PM Grub passwords provides extra security. It is possible that someone reboots your system in a single user mode and resets root password.(If there is no physical security.) You can prevent such issues by setting grub passwords. I won't affect the performance of your system. Regards, AnandVK.
Posted by AntX, 08-18-2008, 05:47 PM This is only useful if you have physical access to the machine. I use it on my PC at home, but I don't care for dedicated servers, since noone is supposed to get access to them, and anyway they could just boot off a CD and get rid of my password if they had access to the machine. Also, please don't make the mistake of password-protecting a kernel to boot. You won't like that when you reboot if you don't have a KVM over IP or some way to type on the remote keyboard
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