[aklug] Re: Security hole in installs of Ubuntu.

Just like with any OS, you can reset a password if you can access the drive in a logical format specific way.
Encrypt / and require a password on boot. This of course does nothing for you once the system is booted and "unlocked".

- Shane

damien@linuxninjas.tv wrote:
> This is something I'm concerned about. I'm going back to an encrypted laptop drive as soon as Ubuntu 9.10 is released.
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> I'm also looking at true crypt for USB storage devices. Nobody's getting my data.
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