Re: [Mvpmc-devel] root password feature

[Miek G. <mi...@mi...>]

[On 26 Sep, @16:12, ge...@ac... wrote in "Re: [Mvpmc-devel] root passwo=
r ..."]
> > No need to rebuild anything?
>=20
> Yes, and no.
>=20
> The paranoid person would point out that telnetd is started before
> the config file is sourced, leaving you a window of opportunity to
> log in without a password.

I see, but is still /is/ telnet, which is easily sniffed, but I don't
consider that a major issue.

> Also, I did this mainly to test out the technique of modifying data
> directly in the dongle.bin.  For example, we could pass other small
> bits of data in the same fashion.  Or, we could add new bootinfo
> records, and pass whatever we wanted.  This could allow you to embed
> your config file directly in the dongle.bin, for example.

That would be nice indeed,

regards,

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