Question about passwords.

Hello,
Just wanted to ask for a little advice on a small problem I am having.

I recently put a password on my terminal and made a startup file to go straight to the password page. The problem I am having is that if I get a blank floppy (A floppy drive is essential to the computer) and just make another startup file on that disk, then I have full access to the computer and can delete everything, if I wanted to.

I was wondering if there is a way to ensure that the terminal's startup file runs before the floppy's to avoid this bypassing?
I'm playing with friends on a multiplayer server, so I don't want them dropping a "sleep(99999999999999)" in my terminal.

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Additional question,
is my turtle a potential security hazard? I couldn't access my main terminal through him when I tried, but best to be safe.

You can TRY os.pullEventRaw(), that bypasses OS event handling, possibly keeping the current startup program the startup program, but to be honest, I've never made a password lock. For your next question, no, turtles cannot enter the password. They can send it through rednet if your pass-lock computer has a modem, but only if your computer accepts that. Short of busting your computer and sending the appropriate redstone signal itself, turtles can't bypass pass-lock doors.

boot the password detector from a floppy drive that is hidden above the computer

That's great, the turtle can stay then.

However the floppy's startup file still overruled the terminal's.
A good suggestion though, i never thought of trying it.


and I didn't realise you could have two floppy drives connected to the terminals, never tried it.
I'll give it a try now and see if it works.

is this the only way to do it do you reckon?

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It works, but it stops you using any other disks, so I will just have to store everything on the actual computer instead.

However I now have top notch security, I'll just have to make a new terminal and set it up whenever I relocate, which isn't any trouble.
Thank you both for your help, it's much appreciated.