Re: Bug#56821: [POSSIBLE GRAVE SECURITY HOLD]

[Nathaniel Smith <njs@njs.dhis.net>]

On Thu, Feb 03, 2000 at 10:48:31AM +0100, Thomas Quinot wrote:
> Le 2000-02-03, Adam Di Carlo écrivait :
> 
> > Please advise.  Please do not flame.  Less than 3 posts on this topic
> > per hour per person please. :)
> 
> My first comments on the newly-uploaded boot floppies are:
>   - disabling the prompt solves the problem as reported;
>   - the new user information message is appropriate;
>   - if some users want to have the ability to have an "enabled"
>     mbr, perhaps this could be proposed as an option in the
>     installation procedure, eg:
>     "<information message about the MBR>
>      --> Do you want to enable MBR's prompting features? (y/n)"

I disagree, to the extent that the default should be the other way, as
evidenced by the majority opinion and that we do not ask whether
to disable the lilo prompt as well...

-- Nathaniel