From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp2.mtco.com (smtp2.mtco.com [207.179.226.205]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 03517DDEEE for ; Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:15:21 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <460DDB1F.7020106@billgatliff.com> Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:53:03 -0500 From: Bill Gatliff MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Charles Krinke Subject: Re: PPC login puzzle References: <20070329192932.98FBD353A6C@atlas.denx.de> <200703291345.35978.tmaenner@aehr.com> <9F3F0A752CAEBE4FA7E906CC2FBFF57C069B6B@MERCURY.inside.istor.com> In-Reply-To: <9F3F0A752CAEBE4FA7E906CC2FBFF57C069B6B@MERCURY.inside.istor.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on Embedded PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Charles: Charles Krinke wrote: > I have 2 targets, both kernel.org linux-2.6.17.11. Both are currently using rootfile systems from montavista's 2.6.10 distribution. One is a PPC8241 and the other is a PPC8541. > > On the 8241, I can login with a telnet session as root. On the 8541, I cannot. On both, I can login at the serial terminal as root with no passwd. > > Neither as a password for root in /etc/passwd. That is, the first line in the passwd file says "root::0:0:root:/root/bin/bash". > > Being toasters, I dont want a password to cook my toast. > > The question is: > > "What are the various things that might cause one toaster to be able to login from a telnet session and another, very similar one to not be able to do this?" > Are their /etc/securetty files identical? b.g. -- Bill Gatliff bgat@billgatliff.com