Re: soft mode

From: Peter Busser <peter@vpro.nl>
Subject: Re: soft mode
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 15:54:04 +0100

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Hi!

> The security officer should however not do this on a live system. If there is 
> a need for it anyway, then the system should probably be brought to single 
> user mode (to be on the really safe side; remove all networking cables, all 
> serial cables, usb cables - power, monitor, keyboard ough to be enough. And 
> oh yeah, lock the door as well ;-).

This ``should not'' is exactly why I don't like this thing to be present in a
production system. The secoff account can be hacked too...

Groetjes,
Peter Busser
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