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[Christian]

John Summerfield wrote:
> Unless it also disables
> linix init=/bin/bash
> 
> there's not a lot of point in sulogin; I'm not sure there IS anyway. To
> reboot, you need physical access, Once you have that, there's nothing to
> stop one from rebooting from floppy; even BIOS protection can be overcome
> by opening the box and resetting it or removing the drives.

sulogin isn't a panacea, sure - but in many circumstances it helps a
lot.  If you disable the floppy (unplug it or remove it or even just
disable booting it in the BIOS) then you can always chain the box to the
desk (take a look in your average uni computer lab for what is quite a
serviceable solution).  Of course, if you leave the computer in a public
place not properly physically secured then the last thing you're going
to be worried about is someone rebooting into the single-user mode... 
Hence, in a realistic situation, sulogin isn't all that bad.

Regards,

Christian.

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