[oclug] grub password

[Michael P. Soulier]

On 02/11/03 Michael P. Soulier did speaketh:

>     If I put a password declaration in my grub.conf file, it is executed
> unconditionally. I don't want users to have to enter a password for a
> normal boot, only if they try to enter interactive mode. Does anyone
> know how to accomplish this? I couldn't find how in the online manual. 

    This was answered on #oclug. 

    Putting password at the top of the grub.conf file did the trick. 

    Mike    

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Michael P. Soulier <msoulier at digitaltorque.ca>
"With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a
good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be
dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead." -- RFC 1925
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