Re: patch for 2.1.84: configurable execute_program--testers needed

Jon Lewis (jlewis@inorganic5.fdt.net)
Sat, 31 Jan 1998 19:45:45 -0500 (EST)


On Sat, 31 Jan 1998, Trevor Johnson wrote:

> I've made a patch which makes the execute_program code in init/main.c a
> configurable option. With this code configured out, the kernel will
> ignore boot options such as "init=/bin/sh"; this can make your system more
> secure.

What's wrong with the password protection against this sort of thing in
lilo?

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