protecting loader

[Dru]

On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Nathan Kinkade wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 04, 2003 at 02:20:07PM -0500, Dru wrote:
> >
> > Is there a way to prevent a user from bypassing loader and
> > loading/unloading stuff at the OK prompt? (other than physical security
> > measures)
> >
> > I tried placing "/boot/loader -n" in "/boot.config", but it didn't make a
> > difference.
> >
> > Dru
>
> If I understand your question, you could put the following line in your
> /boot/loader.conf file:
>
> autoboot_delay="0"
>
> I think this will effectively prevent users from interrupting the loader
> to make changes.  Just make sure that you have some other way to boot
> the system, such as a floppy, in case you later run into problems.
>
> Nathan
> --
> gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys D8527E49


Actually, I discovered that "password=somevalue" in /boot/loader.conf
filled the bill quite nicely :-)

Dru