Lock any OS with Grub

Computer, Hardware, Information, Linux, Password, Security 1 Minute

# grub-md5-crypt

Edit grub.conf and add the following password line as shown below.

# vi /boot/grub/grub.conf
title Other
password –md5
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1

Exercise due caution before trying this out. Ensure you backup your system.

Published by Geetu R. Vaswani

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