How do I...?

Tue Oct 30 18:02:07 UTC 2007

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 at neteffect.com
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pam-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:pam-list-bounces at redhat.com]
> 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 at NetEffect.com>:
> > Thanks for the quick reply!
> >
> > However, this didn't do the trick, it still gives no login prompt...
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >
> > From: pam-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:pam-list-bounces at redhat.com]
> > 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 at NetEffect.com>:
> > > 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 at redhat.com 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 at NetEffect.com>:
> > > > 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?
> > >
> > >
> > >
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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.
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