Bug 988383

Summary: Installation Guide should stress the importance of bootloader passwords
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Reporter: Petr Bokoc <pbokoc>
Component: doc-Installation_GuideAssignee: Petr Bokoc <pbokoc>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: ecs-bugs
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Version: 7.0CC: alyoung
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Description Petr Bokoc 2013-07-25 13:02:17 UTC 
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #988382 +++

The Installation Guide should contain a mention of GRUB2 password protection ("insecure bootloader is insecure, set a password for it") and a link to the System Administrator's Guide, where GRUB2 in general is discussed in depth.

There is a mention on how to set up GRUB2 password using the Kickstart Configurator (33.3. Boot Loader Options), but no mention on how to set it up when making a kickstart file without using the Configurator, or during the graphical installation.

Both of these are fairly complicated and don't really fit in the scope of the book, but a mention on the importance of setting up bootloader password and a link to the System Administrator's Guide should be included.
Comment 3 Petr Bokoc 2013-11-19 22:48:46 UTC 
Ready for QA.

The admonition is visible in 32.4 Kickstart Options under the "bootloader (required)" heading:
http://documentation-devel.engineering.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Installation_Guide/s1-kickstart2-options.html

and also in 33.3 Boot Loader Options:
http://documentation-devel.engineering.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Installation_Guide/s1-redhat-config-kickstart-bootloader.html

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