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Old 05-18-2005, 04:35 PM   #1
Kendo1979
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strange line on grub.conf

recently i compie new kernel from kernel.org

i notice there's something strange on my grub.conf

theres a line stating

password --md5 nad few characters, 20something characters

is this something usual?
or is my computer bugged?

PS : ignore me, i forgot that i added grub password
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Old 05-22-2005, 07:21 AM   #2
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Re: strange line on grub.conf
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Originally posted by Kendo1979
recently i compie new kernel from kernel.org

i notice there's something strange on my grub.conf

theres a line stating

password --md5 nad few characters, 20something characters

is this something usual?
or is my computer bugged?

PS : ignore me, i forgot that i added grub password
Yes, for those that don't know, that would most likely be a encrypted password he's mentioning.
 
  


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