=== modified file 'serverguide/C/security.xml' --- serverguide/C/security.xml 2009-03-24 15:48:30 +0000 +++ serverguide/C/security.xml 2010-01-12 02:47:55 +0000 @@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ - Add the resulting hash value to the file /boot/grub/menu.lst in the following format: + Add the resulting hash value to the global section of the file /boot/grub/menu.lst in the following format: password --md5 $1$s3YiK$M3lxAbqA6JLm2FbDWnClQ0 @@ -396,6 +396,17 @@ To require use of the password for entering single user mode, change the value of the lockalternative variable in the file /boot/grub/menu.lst to true, as shown in the following example. # lockalternative=true + + It is important to note that the # symbol is not a comment and should NOT be removed from the beginning of the line above. This is a template string that GRUB understands. GRUB will add a lock statement to each kernel entry when the command update-grub is run. This is done automatically when kernel packages are installed and upgraded. + + + + + After modifying /boot/grub/menu.lst, you should run the update-grub command to commit your changes. + + +sudo update-grub +