dorner@pequod.cso.uiuc.edu (Steve Dorner) (05/25/89)
After resetting the parameters on one of our public NeXT machines for
the Nth time, I find myself wishing for a key, like larger systems have.
I would have this be a multi-position key, with the following positions:
1) Autoboot multi-user, disable nmi, power, and reset keys.
2) Unrestricted (like it is now)
3) Off
This would give us some control over the hardware, parameters, and disks.
As it is, anyone who knows how to hold down three keys can disable the
machines, requiring my intervention. Not only is this a major annoyance,
but it's a major security flaw, too, and one that does NOT require much
intelligence at all to exploit.
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Steve Dorner, U of Illinois Computing Services Office
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