Re: funny customers

From: Per Engelbrecht (per_at_xterm.dk)
Date: 09/22/04

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    Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 16:37:21 +0200 (CEST)
To: <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org>

    Hi Volker

    >
    >> I'm administering a mid-size serverhosting site and have a problem
    >> with customers enabling root passwd in single-user mode.
    >
    > isn't it possible to boot from a livecd (second FreeBSD CD), mount
    > the partitions, do a chroot to the mounted system and reset the
    > password?

    Hmm, haven't tried that. I'll get back to you a.s.a.p Volker.

    > But be careful: if you want to bring these cases to court you
    > should document each step and should copy the original discs to
    > other disks (make checksums before and after) and work with these
    > other disks.

    The law-stuff are dealt with by others than me, but thank you for this
    advice(!)

    respectfully
    /per
    per@xterm.dk

    >
    > -volker

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