sulogin does time out after a while.... so it would just slow the reboot
down rather than leaving it down...

strings `which sulogin` | grep ers
 $Package: shadow $ $Version: 19990827 $ $Id: sulogin.c,v 1.10 1999/08/27
19:02:51 marekm Exp $

usermachine-17:37-/etc/rc.d-38:0-% sulogin

Type control-d to proceed with normal startup,
(or give root password for system maintenance):zsh: 3092 exit 1
sulogin
usermachine-17:38-/etc/rc.d-39:1-%

On Sun, 1 Apr 2001, Ben Ford wrote:

> Edsel Adap wrote:
>
> > <snip>
> >
> >>
> >
> > I realize that. However, the original poster (Philip Stoev) was describing
> > what happens when fsck runs (during boot-up) and then gives you a root shell.
> > The root shell only appears on the console. He therefore implied console
> > access... which usually means physical access to the system... Besides you
> > have other problems if there is console access to the system.
>
>
>
> Actually, the DOS he was referring to was that if the machine reboots
> and sits at a sulogin, then you have effectively brought the machine
> down as no services (including SSH) will be available.
>
> -b
>
> >
> >> <snip>
> >
>

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Andrew P

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