Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:52:09 +0100 From: Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org> To: Bernt Hansson <bah@bananmonarki.se> Cc: questions FreeBSD <FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Diskless question Message-ID: <5177E389.3030307@qeng-ho.org> In-Reply-To: <5177D3D7.7050905@bananmonarki.se> References: <51779573.20207@bananmonarki.se> <5177B43C.8000509@qeng-ho.org> <5177BA0C.5080002@bananmonarki.se> <5177C045.1070900@qeng-ho.org> <5177D3D7.7050905@bananmonarki.se>
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On 04/24/13 13:45, Bernt Hansson wrote: > > > 2013-04-24 13:21, Arthur Chance skrev: >> On 04/24/13 11:55, Bernt Hansson wrote: >>> 2013-04-24 12:30, Arthur Chance skrev: >>>> On 04/24/13 09:18, Bernt Hansson wrote: >>>>> Hello list! >>>>> >>>>> I have set up a diskless machine with 8.3-stable and i as a user can >>>>> log >>>>> in, but when I try to log in as root it won't work. How to resolv that >>>>> issue. I have tried with and without password but the computer said >>>>> no. >>>> >>>> How did it say no? What does the entry for root in /etc/passwd say? >>> >>> $su >>> Sorry >>> >>> root:*:0:0:Charlie &:/root:/bin/csh >> >> >> That's not logging in directly as root, that's using su as a normal >> user. Only members of wheel group can use su. Try logging in directly on >> the console as root. That should work unless you've marked the console >> as insecure or have an "impossible" password in /etc/master.passwd. > > I am a member of the wheel group. Curious, I would have expected the su to work. Time for a quick look at the source. >> In the long run you need to add your normal user to wheel group so you >> can use su. Can you edit the diskless machine's /etc/group from the >> server that's supplying its disk(s)? In the days when I ran diskless >> systems I usually found it easier to work on the diskless systems' >> config files via the server. >> > I have tried and my own password is easily changed via the server. > > if i try, on the diskless, > > Login: root > Password: password or none > > Login incorrect As I mentioned in another post, have you got a valid looking password field in /etc/master.passwd or just a '*'? Valid fields tend to look something like $2a$04$<XXX> or $6$<XXX> where <XXX> is a lot of base64 encoded data. Looking in the source for su there are three places that generate "Sorry". They all send messages to syslog. Is there a "BAD SU" entry in your /var/log/auth.log or a PAM related error in /var/log/messages and/or on the console? -- In the dungeons of Mordor, Sauron bred Orcs with LOLcats to create a new race of servants. Called Uruk-Oh-Hai in the Black Speech, they were cruel and delighted in torturing spelling and grammar. _Lord of the Rings 2.0, the Web Edition_
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