Maybe I am not fully understanding your question. Are trying to have a system that doesn't provide a login prompt whatsoever .. but automatically logs in and provides a shell .. runs a program, etc? My solution was to not require a password to a login. Quoting Stephen Goggin <sgoggin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Thanks for the quick reply! > > However, this didn't do the trick, it still gives no login prompt... >> -----Original Message----- > From: pam-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pam-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Barry Brimer > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 5:14 PM > To: Pluggable Authentication Modules > Subject: RE: How do I...? > > > 1. Backup /etc/pam.d > 2. Have a bootable CD that you can use to regain access to your system > if this > encounters any issues. > 3. Double check steps 1 and 2. > 4. Open 2 root terminals in case you accidentally close one of them > 5. Delete the contents of the /etc/pam.d directory > 6. Create a file named 'other' in /etc/pam.d > 7. Put the following in /etc/pam.d/other > > auth sufficient pam_permit.so > account sufficient pam_permit.so > password sufficient pam_permit.so > session sufficient pam_permit.so > > 8. Test. > 9. If this doesn't work, replace sufficient with required in all lines > above. > > Quoting Stephen Goggin <sgoggin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > > All of the above. I've spent a week trying to find the answer to my > diskless > > RHEL4 setup, and I'm sure my boss expected more results. No one on any > > mailing lists or web forums were of any help whatsoever... > > > > So, Our PXE network is entirely contained. We don't even need the > security we > > have using cleartext over rlogin, which is none... > > > > I need a small, simple setup with scanpci and rlogin to run tests > on... > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pam-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Barry Brimer > > Sent: Mon 10/29/2007 3:55 PM > > To: Pluggable Authentication Modules > > Subject: Re: How do I...? > > > > Quoting Stephen Goggin <sgoggin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > > > > How would one go about setting up a RHEL4U4 or FC4 or FC5 box > without any > > PAM > > > whatsoever? > > > > What is your goal exactly? Elimintating PAM, having logins that don't > > require > > passwords, or something else entirely? > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Pam-list mailing list > > Pam-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Pam-list mailing list > Pam-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list > > _______________________________________________ > Pam-list mailing list > Pam-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list > > !DSPAM:47275521302229235997293! > > _______________________________________________ Pam-list mailing list Pam-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list