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Re: [PLUG] Terminal/shell login with no password
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I neglected to mention that I've already Google'd extensively without finding
the answer I seek. Sigh.
Eric
On Saturday 20 August 2005 8:29 pm, Eric wrote:
> I need some SysAdmin advice...
>
> I have a Red Hat box that I'm installing some software on and the users
expect
> to connect with no password. I'm okay with that since it's not on the
> network and they are all hard-wired terminals. First I tried zeroing out
the
> password in the neat little gooey (GUI) tool but it won't let me save the
> user that way. Failing that, I tried to replace the "x" in the password
file
> with nothing. No joy - the login fails without even asking for the
password.
>
> Does this mean that I have to tinker with PAM? Last time I tried that I
> froze myself out of the damn box so bad I had to boot into single user mode
> and un-do my mistake(s). Since then I've just left it alone :-)
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
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> # Eric A Lucas
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> # and danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings...
> # -- John Gillespie Magee Jr.
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# Eric A Lucas
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# "Oh, I have slipped the surly bond of earth
# and danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings...
# -- John Gillespie Magee Jr.
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