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Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 09:24:11 +1000
From: Bruce Ellis <brucee@chunder.com>
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To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: [9fans] plain passwords and keyfs
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if i can access a "secure" console i can steal an equally insecure disk.
or simply grab all the backups.
if someone breaks into my office they go to jail (it's happened).

brucee

Sam wrote:
> So 'root' on plan9 is anyone with access to the auth console.
>
> Good to know. ;)