[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] skeleton: add default login port to /etc/securetty

[Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be>]

On 07/14/12 19:15, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> Le Sat, 14 Jul 2012 18:56:51 +0200,
> Arnout Vandecappelle<arnout@mind.be>  a ?crit :
>
> >    But perhaps it's even better to remove securetty completely?  If it just
> > enumerates all possible ttys (even non-existent ones), it doesn't really add
> > security...  (Note: I haven't verified if util-linux's login allows root login if
> > /etc/securetty is missing.)
>
> Or we just add the tty that is selected to have the getty on (i.e the
> skeleton would no longer have a etc/securetty file, and it would only
> be created with one entry, as done by the patch being discussed).

  I wouldn't like that.  I often use the default skeleton but override e.g.
inittab in the post-build script.  I can't be bothered with setting
BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT to empty.  So the result is
that a /etc/securetty would be created which bears no relation with
the actual login ports defined in inittab...  And all this happens on the
sly, without any consent from the user or warning in the config menus.

  Bottom line: automatically adding BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT
to securetty is OK for me, but emptying it is not.

  BTW I can't think of many circumstances where securetty makes sense
on an embedded system to begin with: why would you allow shell login
on some port but not root login?

  Regards,
  Arnout
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