> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at 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.