On Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 03:58:41PM -0400, Bijan Soleymani wrote: > On Sun, Oct 12, 2003 at 06:30:32PM -0400, J. Bruce Fields wrote: > > I'd like to configure a debian box to allow root logins without a > > password; what do I need to do? The relevant line in the password file > > is > > > > root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash > > > > I thought the empty password field would do the job, but apparently not. > > There is no /etc/shadow file. > > If you want to disable all passwords for login (and if there is no > password for root then people can just su to everyone else anyways) the > best way is to: > edit /etc/pam.d/login > comment out the line > #auth required pam_unix.so nullok > by placing a "#" at the beginning. > > Then the login program won't even ask for a password. That's what I use > on my console. All other programs like ftp and ssh will still ask for > passwords though. Just make sure you don't use telnet as it does use > login. If you need to disable passwords for any other program then > simply edit its pam file.
Thanks, but with those lines removed I end up with all logins failing automatically and no request for a password. This may be something that changed sometime between stable and unstable--I used to use a similar trick to allow local gdm logins without a password, but that stopped working at some point--I think the pam stuff has changed a bit. --Bruce Fields -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
