[nzlug] Help: Trouble after LDAP + NSS configuration

[Toby Collett]

surely this adds no security if you can simply change init to bash...

Toby

On 15/02/2008, Centurion Computer Technology (2005) Ltd <
daniel at centurion.net.nz> wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, 2008-02-15 at 09:17 +1300, Cliff Pratt wrote:
> > Roland Hill wrote:
> > > On Fri, February 15, 2008 8:58 am, Cliff Pratt wrote:
> > >
> > >>> - single mode/recovery mode does not let me into the system
> > >> More detail would be helpful. What error did you get?
> > >
> > > Refer to my original post (in part as follows). The error is the same
> > >  regardless of a 'normal' boot, or a single mode boot:
> > >
> > If you get the same error, I'd guess that it isn't getting into single
> > user mode. It shouldn't try to log you in. Though I' must admit I've not
> > tried it on my Ubuntu system.
>
>
> This is not the case.  For Security purposes in single user mode a
> password is still required.  (There is a file in /etc that if it exists
> will cause the root password to be required in single user mode.)
>
> Your better off editing the grub kernel line and appending
> init=/bin/bash
>
>
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