[Gllug] Basic Linux Test

[Paul Nasrat]

On Fri, Nov 09, 2001 at 02:57:15PM -0000, Jackson, Harry wrote:
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Damerell [mailto:damerell at chiark.greenend.org.uk]
> 
> > Question 6 is based on very old systems; these days everything prompts
> > for the root password when starting in single-user mode. 
> 
> Have you tried RH7.2 I found it very disconcerting getting the BASH prompt
> at single user mode and no sign of asking me for login or password.

I assume this is by design.

To fix this edit inittab and add a line for sulogin after the sysinit
stuff.

~~:1S:wait:/sbin/sulogin

HTH

Paul

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