From e07718bcdb3ff32febb4857f0788ff8e4f19d30f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "H. Peter Anvin" Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:46:59 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Warn that timeout bypasses MENU PASSWD --- doc/menu.txt | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/menu.txt b/doc/menu.txt index fd5a44d..11abce0 100644 --- a/doc/menu.txt +++ b/doc/menu.txt @@ -451,7 +451,9 @@ F12 textfile background The menu system honours the TIMEOUT command; if TIMEOUT is specified it will execute the ONTIMEOUT command if one exists, otherwise it will -pick the default menu option. +pick the default menu option. WARNING: the timeout action will bypass +password protection even if one is set for the specified or default +entry! Normally, the user can press [Tab] to edit the menu entry, and [Esc] to return to the Syslinux command line. However, if the configuration -- 2.7.4