From: pdp@ariel.its.unimelb.EDU.AU (Paul Douglas Page) Subject: Re: Linus security/Non root access Date: 22 Aug 1992 06:16:58 GMT
In article <1992Aug21.051117.17172@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> platt@coos.dartmouth.edu (The Crouton Man) writes:
>In article <1992Aug21.020626.20221@unislc.uucp> erc@unislc.uucp (Ed Carp) writes:
>:Frank Pikelner (frank@cs.yorku.ca) wrote:
>:
>:: I'd like to find out if it is possible to say install several machines to run
>:: Linux and allow the public to use them. The problem I'm trying to resolve is I
>:: need the machines to have access to a floppy drive, but I do not want anyone
>:: to be able to boot the machine using their own floppy, and maybe gain access as
>:: root.
Is it esential to have floppy access? I simply run my public access machine with out a floppy drive and do all the maintenance from a remote system across a serial line, seems to work o.k.
-paul.