[SOLVED] [LFS 7.3] Login on reboot

DeeGee · 05-08-2013, 05:32 AM

I have a really silly question.

I booted LFS for the first time and it runs fine, till I get to the login where I have to enter the password and username. And I'e tried everything but it keeps on saying either invalid argument or password not accepted.

I have a clone of my LFS system, from which I have not logged out yet so I can check for the files. So what files should I check to find the login? I read on the forum and found /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow/ but my shadow file is empty.

All help is very much appreciated. Its very frustrating to have come so far but be halted because of some small asentmindness!

spiky0011 · 05-08-2013, 05:35 AM

Hi

Are you loging as root

spiky0011 · 05-08-2013, 05:38 AM

can you post your /etc/passwd file

DeeGee · 05-08-2013, 06:21 AM

Hi,
Here it is:

Code:

root:/# cat /etc/passwd
root:$6$g3HMOabu40/mOMbV$jCMi7tZQwNWl0jYlTihW2Ub.ISPzQNA.hQ3n5WFmuoDxYoUd8bdOmXNXMEU3u2.qHjAAWHQA7Figk7DRriU.8/:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
bin:x:1:1:bin:/dev/null:/bin/false
nobody:x:99:99:Unprivileged User:/dev/null:/bin/false

druuna · 05-08-2013, 06:24 AM

Have you skipped these parts?
- 6.26.2. Configuring Shadow
- 6.26.3. Setting the root password

You can (re)do them from the chrooted environment.

DeeGee · 05-09-2013, 04:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by druuna

Have you skipped these parts?
- 6.26.2. Configuring Shadow
- 6.26.3. Setting the root password

You can (re)do them from the chrooted environment.

Seems like I've forgotten root password. Well, I used my clone and now all's well.

Also just a clarification:

Can I safely delete my host system files?

druuna · 05-09-2013, 04:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeeGee

Also just a clarification:

Can I safely delete my host system files?

If LFS is functioning the way it should then you can remove the host completely.

I would advise to keep the host around for a little while, if something goes wrong with LFS you can boot into your host enter the chrooted environment and use that to tackle the problem. I'm not sure if a life-cd can help (this being a VM).

DeeGee · 05-09-2013, 11:17 PM

Everything works fine at the moment. About the rescue option : I can change the boot order of the VM through VM settings. However is it ok to use Live CD as it doesn't support LFS 7.0 upwards?

Also another niggle. I saw the same question on the forum but search as I can, I cannot locate it.

My command line shows
bash-4.2#
What have I done wrong/omitted?

druuna · 05-10-2013, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeeGee

Everything works fine at the moment. About the rescue option : I can change the boot order of the VM through VM settings. However is it ok to use Live CD as it doesn't support LFS 7.0 upwards?

I wasn't talking about the LFS live cd but a generic Linux lice cd.

The point being that you can boot into your machine (VM) with the live cd, mount the appropriate partitions and repair the damage if needed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeeGee

Also another niggle. I saw the same question on the forum but search as I can, I cannot locate it.

My command line shows
bash-4.2#
What have I done wrong/omitted?

I don't understand the above quote. Which question are you talking about and what does this have to do with a, seemingly normal, bash prompt?

Please elaborate.

DeeGee · 05-10-2013, 03:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by druuna

I wasn't talking about the LFS live cd but a generic Linux lice cd.

The point being that you can boot into your machine (VM) with the live cd, mount the appropriate partitions and repair the damage if needed.

Sorry I misread your post. Yes, I can use Live CD with VM. No problem there thanks

Quote:

I don't understand the above quote. Which question are you talking about and what does this have to do with a, seemingly normal, bash prompt?

Please elaborate.

When I boot into my LFS system the terminal only shows

Code:

bash-4.2#

instead of the usual

Code:

user@host#

druuna · 05-10-2013, 03:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeeGee

When I boot into my LFS system the terminal only shows

Code:

bash-4.2#

instead of the usual

Code:

user@host#

Ah, OK. Have a look at BLFS chapter 3.

If you have finished LFS you have a very basic Linux box, which needs some extras to make it "workable" (also see your other thread).