0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Hi Richard.
>
> On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 08:15:31AM +1100, Richard Gooch wrote:
> > 0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> > > Hi. For the first time I installed devfs (Kernel 2.4.1). It's
> > > working without any major problems, but I can't log as root on
> > > any console if I change /etc/securetty to use vc/1 (I also
> > > tried with 1) instead of tty1.
> >
> > Check the FAQ. It talks about enabling root logins at the console.
>
> I checked both Documentation/filesystems/devfs/README and
> http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~rgooch/linux/docs/devfs.html
>
> Are you talking about
> http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~rgooch/linux/docs/devfs.html#quick-start,
> the 'System Libraries ... /etc/securetty' part?
Yes.
> I use glibc 2.2.2 but don't have Linux-PAM installed
> (Slackware uses shadow). I can use agetty from util-linux
> without any problems (I set /etc/inittab to use vc/1 -> vc/4).
> The problem is login. I can't use the one from util-linux
> because it needs PAM. I have to use all authentication
> programs from shadow.
OK. So it looks like shadow is broken.
> If I set /etc/securetty to use 1 or vc/1 root can't log in.
> It works if I use tty1.
So perhaps the shadow code is hard-wired to use tty#, or perhaps it's
broken the same way other code was and assumes that the devices are in
/dev and not a subdirectory of /dev.
> The problem seems to be with login from shadow. I'd appreciate
> any reports from Slackware users. Unfortunately, I think 99%
> are using a distribution with PAM.
>
> My system:
>
> Linux Kernel 2.4.1 on x86
> shadow-20000902: login
> util-linux-2.10s: agetty
Can you please check through the shadow code to find out what's going
wrong, and then send a patch to the shadow maintainer? Let me know if
there are any workarounds (or fixed versions of shadow that can be
installed), so I can update the FAQ.
Regards,
Richard....
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