-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Matthew Miller Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 10:52 AM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Need help in securing maildir so thatrootusershouldnot able to read anyother user's mail
On Tue, Mar 20, 2007 at 12:44:05PM -0500, Styma, Robert E (Robert)
wrote:
You cannot just go to single user mode because going to single user normally requires you to enter the root password.
I can't test now; I don't have a local CentOS system, but I don't remember ever needing a password to get into single mode on any
Linux
system. Am I right, or is my brain falling apart?
I could be confused. I jump back and forth between Linux, Solaris, and HP/UX.
Default is no password, but you *should* set a grub password.
In general, you have to be root already to issue an init or telinit command.