10:06 p.m.
Hmmm... this is just guessing, but that usually comes from having
something like /dev/null next to root in /etc/password. You could have
your %post -nochroot section copy /etc/password from your dev system
like this:
cp /etc/password $INSTALL_ROOT/etc/password
Tim
ltx wrote:
Yeah, I can't seem to find any docs that mention what the
password is.
I did put the rootpw line in and it does appear that the
log in works since I get the 'Last Login' message and
I get the message from /etc/motd, but then it complains
that there is 'no shell: Permission denied'
Jerry
Tim Wood wrote:
> Good question that I don't have the answer to. Since I always
> forget, I started overiding it by adding this to the kickstart:
>
> # Set root password
> rootpw iamroot
>
> If it's not a space issue, modify /etc/inittab during post and change
> the runlevel from 5 to 3. If /etc/inittab doesn't make sense to you,
> post again and I'll copy and paste the particular line.
>
> Tim
>
>
>
> ltx wrote:
>>
>> Hi Tim,
>>
>> Thanks for the quick reply. I was hoping to avoid all the
>> graphics since this is more for utility work and will be
>> booted often.
>>
>> Even if I went to the KDE desktop kickstart file what would
>> the root password be?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Jerry
>>
>> Tim Wood wrote:
>>> One 'feature' of the minimal is that login is disabled. The kde
>>> desktop is a good starter.
>>>
>>> Tim Wood
>>>
>>>
>>> ltx wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'm trying to build a basic Fedora 8 livecd to use as
>>>> a vehicle to flash a card I am working on. The flash
>>>> utility works from linux running from the hard drive
>>>> so that is not a concern at the moment.
>>>>
>>>> My problem - I can't log in! The iso builds fine with
>>>> command;
>>>>
>>>> livecd-creator --config=./livecd-fedora-minimal.ks --fslabel=Fedora8
>>>>
>>>> When I boot from it, or use qemu to test, I can't log into root
>>>> or another id that I create in the kiskstart file. I followed
>>>> the instructions at
>>>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD/LiveCDHowTo
>>>> which are great, but they even point out that the
>>>> livecd-fedora-minimal.ks
>>>> kickstart file found in /usr/share/livecd-tools will not let you
>>>> log in.
>>>> (unless you go to all full desktop environment - which I don't
>>>> need/want)
>>>>
>>>> I noticed that the minimal kickstart file disabled the root id,
>>>> so I removed that and scoured the net and found that kickstart
>>>> command
>>>> rootpw allows you to set the root password. That gave me some
>>>> progress. Now when I try to log in to root I get these messages;
>>>>
>>>> Last login: time date...
>>>> Welcome to my world (this is what I put in /etc/motd)
>>>> login: no shell: Permission denied.
>>>>
>>>> So, several questions:
>>>>
>>>> 1 - What is wrong with my kickstart file (below) that prevents
>>>> me from logging in?
>>>>
>>>> 2 - Is there any collections of kickstart files available (other than
>>>> those that come with the livecd-tools packages?
>>>>
>>>> 3 - Where can I find the kickstart file options documented?
>>>>
>>>> Oh, my build environment is Fedora 8 (x86_64) with all the latest
>>>> updates. I point to the x86 mirrors so I can use the CD on older
>>>> machines.
>>>>
>>>> I'd appreciate any help you can offer.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> Jerry
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> lang en_US.UTF-8
>>>> keyboard us
>>>> timezone US/Eastern
>>>> #auth --useshadow --enablemd5
>>>> selinux --disabled
>>>> firewall --disabled
>>>> firstboot --disable
>>>> #root password
>>>> rootpw emulex
>>>> part / --size 1024
>>>>
>>>> repo --name=released
>>>>
--mirrorlist=http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=fedora-8&arch=i386
>>>>
>>>> repo --name=updates
>>>>
--mirrorlist=http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=updates-released-f8&arch=i386
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> %packages
>>>> @core
>>>> bash
>>>> kernel
>>>> passwd
>>>> policycoreutils
>>>> chkconfig
>>>> authconfig
>>>> rootfiles
>>>>
>>>> %post
>>>> # FIXME: it'd be better to get this installed from a package
>>>> cat > /etc/rc.d/init.d/fedora-live << EOF
>>>> #!/bin/bash
>>>> #
>>>> # live: Init script for live image
>>>> #
>>>> # chkconfig: 345 00 99
>>>> # description: Init script for live image.
>>>>
>>>> . /etc/init.d/functions
>>>>
>>>> if ! strstr "\`cat /proc/cmdline\`" liveimg || [
"\$1" != "start"
>>>> ] || [ -e /.liveimg-configured ] ; then
>>>> exit 0
>>>> fi
>>>>
>>>> exists() {
>>>> which \$1 >/dev/null 2>&1 || return
>>>> \$*
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> touch /.liveimg-configured
>>>>
>>>> # mount live image
>>>> if [ -b /dev/live ]; then
>>>> mkdir -p /mnt/live
>>>> mount -o ro /dev/live /mnt/live
>>>> fi
>>>>
>>>> # add a user
>>>> useradd -c "Jerry" jerry
>>>> echo 'password' | passwd --stdin jerry
>>>>
>>>> # read some variables out of /proc/cmdline
>>>> for o in \`cat /proc/cmdline\` ; do
>>>> case \$o in
>>>> ks=*)
>>>> ks="\${o#ks=}"
>>>> ;;
>>>> xdriver=*)
>>>> xdriver="--set-driver=\${o#xdriver=}"
>>>> ;;
>>>> esac
>>>> done
>>>>
>>>> # Stopgap fix for RH #217966; should be fixed in HAL instead
>>>> touch /media/.hal-mtab
>>>> EOF
>>>>
>>>> chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/init.d/fedora-live
>>>> #/sbin/restorecon /etc/rc.d/init.d/fedora-live
>>>> /sbin/chkconfig --add fedora-live
>>>>
>>>> echo "Welcome to my world" > /etc/motd
>>>>
>>>> %end
>>>>
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>>
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