Remote installation request root password
I'm trying to do the Remote Installation as provided here. I am able to make the ssh connection, login as root and I am prompted for a password.
From looking at /etc/shadow there does not appear to be a password. I was able to run passwd from the computer console and change the password to a blank password. Bug? -JJ |
While I can't help you with the overall setup required I can point out that entering a blank password with passwd does not clear the password but rather sets it as null.
A null password will result in a password prompt and not all programs will allow a blank password in these cases as they consider a null password as an error. |
I just needed something to get me though the installation. Once the installation was completed, I set a password.
-JJ |
shouldn't need password:
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Are you booting from a PXE Server? Is dropbear running? |
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sed -i 's?^root:.*?root:joFWnPF2bJhPc:0:0:::::?g' /etc/shadow If you need to boot the installer with a working empty password, you could unpack the installer, edit the shadow file and re-pack it. Code:
cd slackware-14.1/isolinux |
drmozes, looks like you provided a solution so I'll mark the thread SOLVED.
Thank you. -JJ |
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