On Thu Mar 29 2001 at 15:50:40 -0800, anne@alcor.concordia.ca wrote:
> I'm trying to set my machine so that it can boot unattended from
> the default device and file, but so that some kind of authentication
> is required before it is possible to specify different boot parameters.
> I was hoping to find something in bootselect (the special MBR), but
> according to the documentation there, there is no such facility.
> 
> I am of course aware that certain restrictions can be implemented via
> the PROM settings (though every motherboard is different, it seems!),
> and I'm also aware that once someone has physical access to the machine,
> there is in the end no limit to what they can do, given time or the
> willingness to walk away with the disk.  However, the facility I
> request would greatly restrict the circumstances under which someone
> could tamper with my machine, and so would be much appreciated.

installboot(8):
     -p password
           If supported by the boot program, set the password which must be
           entered before the boot menu can be accessed.

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