pam.d query

hi all,

I have a couple of query's which (till now) I have failed to answer/solve.

1) How do I log in directly as root ? Is there some place where I can
give the password for root so I dont have to login every time I start my
system. I know knoppix does it... but I dunno how. Please tell me how to
do this using /etc/pam.d

2) I am also working on a live cd and I want the kernel messeges removed
at startup (the ones which dmesg eventually gets). Is it possible ?

thanks

nasir

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Re: pam.d query

mike wrote:
>
> Nasir Hossain wrote:
>
>>hi all,
>>
>>I have a couple of query's which (till now) I have failed to
>
> answer/solve.
>
>>1) How do I log in directly as root ? Is there some place where I can
>>give the password for root so I dont have to login every time I
>
> start my
>
>>system. I know knoppix does it... but I dunno how. Please tell me
>
> how to
>
>>do this using /etc/pam.d
>
>
> I dont know of a reasonably secure way of doing that, perhaps
> someone else may be able to help.
>
>
>>2) I am also working on a live cd and I want the kernel messeges
>
> removed
>
>>at startup (the ones which dmesg eventually gets). Is it possible ?
>
>
> I use Mandrake and it comes with a bootsplash package that in your
> boot loader you can pass a bootspash=silent in which it just shows
> the image on booting.Take a look at this site. www.bootsplash.org
> Note: to use bootsplash you need to use framebuffer.
>
> Mike
>
>
>>thanks
>>
>>nasir
>>
>
>
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Re: pam.d query

mike wrote:

>mike wrote:
>
>
>>Nasir Hossain wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>hi all,
>>>
>>>I have a couple of query's which (till now) I have failed to
>>>
>>>
>>answer/solve.
>>
>>
>>
>>>1) How do I log in directly as root ? Is there some place where I can
>>>give the password for root so I dont have to login every time I
>>>
>>>
>>start my
>>
>>
>>
>>>system. I know knoppix does it... but I dunno how. Please tell me
>>>
>>>
>>how to
>>
>>
>>
>>>do this using /etc/pam.d
>>>
>>>
>>I dont know of a reasonably secure way of doing that, perhaps
>>someone else may be able to help.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>2) I am also working on a live cd and I want the kernel messeges
>>>
>>>
>>removed
>>
>>
>>
>>>at startup (the ones which dmesg eventually gets). Is it possible ?
>>>
>>>
>>I use Mandrake and it comes with a bootsplash package that in your
>>boot loader you can pass a bootspash=silent in which it just shows
>>the image on booting.Take a look at this site. www.bootsplash.org
>>Note: to use bootsplash you need to use framebuffer.
>>
>>Mike
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>thanks
>>>
>>>nasir
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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I took care of the password thing. Since security is really not an issue
here, editing the /etc/passwd (if shadow passwords are not enabled) and
/etc/shadow (if they are), and deleteing the encrypted portion removes
the password for root. Logging in automatically is quite simple after
that , changing in /etc/inittab :-

1:2345:respawn:/usr/bin/openvt -f -c 1 -w -- /bin/login -f root

that logs. in root in tty1.

As for the silent boot, thanks for the link mike. I'll check it out.

thanks





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