[13981] in bugtraq
redhat 6.0: single user boot security hole
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Darren Reed)
Wed Feb 23 12:59:36 2000
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I don't recall this being reported before...
When booting into single user with redhat 6.0, it prompt you for
the root password (maintenance mode) just like solaris does.
Unlike Solaris, pressing ^C drops you straight to a "bash#" prompt.
I imagine this has since been fixed...
