Re: a blonde moment

[Jimmie McWhirt <jimmie computerhousecalls com>]

David A Orr wrote:
> 
> You mean a stupid moment.  NOT A BLONDE M0MENT.  ANYONE WHO ATTRIBUTES
> HAIR COLOR TO TECHNICAL ABILITITY IS STUPID.

Pardon my insensitivity, but to make a "thing" out of it is considerably
beyond the level of stupidity to which I admit.
 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 30 Aug 2000 21:53:48 -0500 Jimmie McWhirt
> <jimmie computerhousecalls com> writes:
> > Kevin Colby wrote:
> > >
> > > "James Q. Stansfield" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I'm sorry, I must be reading that wrong... On any given linux
> > machine you
> > > > could walk up to it, reboot it (physically), and type linux
> > single and
> > > > change the root password? I must be wrong otherwise I'd say
> > that's a big
> > > > security problem!
> > >
> > > I know Jeff just explained this, but I wanted to make sure the
> > record
> > > is straight on this one.
> > <snip>
> >
> > This was meant to get help to resolve a problem that remains
> > unsolved.
> >
> > I DO want to understand the security issues and love to read
> > discussions
> > about it... But, I merely applied what I read and proposed one
> > reason
> > why [linux single] might not yield the expected results.
> >
> > The concise discussion that I had just read can be found at:
> > http://sunsite.auc.dk/linux-newbie/FAQ2.htm#forgot_root_passwd
> >
> > near the end of section "3.2.3 I forgot the root password".
> >
> > <explanation type="problem">
> > Meanwhile back at the failed boot-up of RH6.2,
> > (full installation on a 13 Gig drive, ran once upon a time)
> > None of this helps me figure why my boot-up fails.  :(
> >
> > [startx] yeilds a pagefull of text without having started xwindows
> > too.
> > </explanation>
> >
> > <plea>
> > What files do I need to look at?  ...or modify?
> > </plea>
> >
> > TIA!
> >
> > Jimmie McWhirt
> >
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