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Re: password problems on slink



Check the "# /sbin/getty invocations ..." section in /etc/inittab.

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On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Chris Brown wrote:

> We just did a fresh install of slink on one of our machines, and set 
> the root password just fine.  The install finished, we played around 
> with it for a little while, then rebooted.  The problem is that when 
> it reboots it doesn't require us to login!  It goes straight to a 
> bash prompt assuming we're root.  The password is set, and when we 
> telnet to it su works like it should, asking for and accepting the 
> root password.  Is automatic root login normal for slink?  If so, 
> where can we kill that?


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