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?
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.
If I set /etc/securetty to use 1 or vc/1 root can't log in.
It works if I use tty1.
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
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