Ker se v linux, da priti v sistem brez vpisa gesla za root, je zelo pametno v GRUB namestiti geslo. In kako to storimo?
# grub
grub> md5crypt
password: [vpišeš geslo]
Encrypted: $1$qMLLF$9LQWqxxx.i2l9ffg5Pjy0
grub> quit
Nato odpreš grub.conf:
# joe /boot/grub/grub.conf
in dodaš vrstico:
password –md5 $1$qMLLF$9LQWqxxx.i2l9ffg5Pjy0