On Tuesday 30 October 2007 09:28:39 am Stephen Goggin wrote: > No no. > > The problem is this: > > I have a PXE server set up and working. I set up a system and made a PXE > image of it. > > When I PXE boot a system, it hangs before the login prompt. > > I had seen this once before, and commenting a line from a file in > /etc/pam.d/ fixed it. > > I haven't been able to find the solution now that it has arisen again > (We re-made the PXE image)... > > So, I posted to some forums and this mailing list, and didn't get any > replies at all. > > So, now I want to set up a new system, in either RHEL4U4, FC4, or FC5, > with *NO* PAM anywhere on the machine at all, so that it won't get in > the way in the future. > > We have no security needs AT ALL. We're using rlogin with cleartext, and > rebooting each station approximately every 3 minutes, so security means > nothing to us... > > > I appreciate all the help you've provided thus far! > > > > Stephen Goggin > > Test Engineer > NetEffect, Inc. > 9211 Waterford Centre Blvd. > Austin, TX 78758 > Email: sgoggin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > 512.493.3232 :Desk > 512.983.1939 :Mobile > 512.493.3393 :Fax > > -----Original Message----- > From: pam-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pam-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Barry Brimer > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 11:13 AM > To: Pluggable Authentication Modules > Subject: RE: How do I...? > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Pam-list mailing list > Pam-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list Why not use a distribution that doesn't use PAM, like Slackware? Reason I ask is that it will likely be far easier to eliminate all use of PAM by using a distro that has decided not to use it at all. -- Gary L. Greene, Jr. Sent from: peorth.tolharadys.net 10:55:27 up 5 days, 14:15, 1 user, load average: 0.10, 0.14, 0.16 ========================================================================== Developer and Project Lead for the AltimatOS open source project Volunteer Developer for the KDE open source project See http://www.altimatos.com/ and http://www.kde.org/ for more information ========================================================================== Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. _______________________________________________ Pam-list mailing list Pam-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list
