SUMMARY: Restricting Root Access

From: David J. Nelson (djnelson@rocky.muhlberg.edu)
Date: Thu Jan 26 1995 - 19:37:08 CST


Thank you all very much for the help. I must admit I was overwhelmed
with the number of responses I received! As the footer below indicates,
it would seem a little RTFM on my part would be in order!!! :)

Anyway, the response is to edit the /etc/ttytab file and label all the
virtual ttys as 'unsecure'. By setting console to unsecure, single user
boot will require a password to get in (which is the avenue I took).

Again, thanks to all (hope I got everyone).

        Perry Hutchinson <perryh@pluto.rain.com>
        Marc Jolly <marcj@uniq.com.au>
        Tortsen Metzner <tom@uni-paderborn.de>
        Jochen Bern <bern@TI.Uni-Trier.DE>
        Jeb Weisman <weisman@pacificu.edu>
        Gary Richardson <Gary.Richardson@proteon.com>
        Pom Bajar <pom@netcom.com>
        Michael Covington <convingto@msmary.edu>
        Eduardo E. Silva <esilva@netcom.com>
        Claus Assmann <ca@informatik.uni-kiel.de>
        James Mularadeis <jamesm@matric.newpaltz.edu>
        Bruce R. Baier <brb@ike.safb.af.mil>
        cwaters@emh-1.submepp.navy.mil
        Tom Orban <orban@advtech.uswest.com>
        Jay Lessert <jay1@lattice.com>
        Louis Brune <brunel@itersd1.iterus.org>
        Harry H. Sun <Harry.H.Sun@cc.gettysburg.edu>
        Rob Allan <rob.e.allan@hydro.on.ca>
        mgaertne@igd.thg.de
        Mattias Zhabinskiy <mattis@txc.com>
        Casper Dik <casper@twi.uva.nl>
        Celeste Stokely <celeste@cs.com>
        David Morgan <etlddmm@etlxdmx.erisson.se>
        David Weitzel <weitzel@burke.com>
        Ric Anderson <ric@aristsoft.com>
        Susan M. Menig <ddq251f@shoes.bell-atl.com>
        S. D. Raffensberger <sdr@rdga3.att.com>
        Florian Meyer <fm@germany.sun.com>
        Chuck Uretzky <wbbart!cau@abars.att.com>
        Jerry Springer <Jerry.Springer@valcom.com>
        William Hiscox <bhiscox@gds.com>
        Steve Radford <sradford@gisws10.rtpnc.epa.gov>
        Pamela Pledger <pamela@jupiter.legato.com>

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