[gentoo-user] grub passwords - how do I limit OS selection?

[Mark Knecht]

Hi,
   I would like to limit OS selection at boot time. The machine has
Gentoo and Windows. Gentoo *must* be the booted OS unless a password
is entered. I have tried the password feature in grub but it does not
implement this feature. It implements changing boot time kernel
options, but not OS choice as far as I can tell.

   I also tried adding the hiddenmenu option in grub but it seems that
with hiddenmenu turned on grub never accepts a password.

   Is there a way to implement what I need? If you can provide an
example that would be great.

NOTE: I currently do this be editing the grub file itself but I'm
looking for something more sophisticated since I'd like my wife to be
able to boot Windows but not my son.

Thanks all,
Mark
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