Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:45:11 +0200 From: Bernt Hansson <bah@bananmonarki.se> To: Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org> Cc: questions FreeBSD <FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Diskless question Message-ID: <5177D3D7.7050905@bananmonarki.se> In-Reply-To: <5177C045.1070900@qeng-ho.org> References: <51779573.20207@bananmonarki.se> <5177B43C.8000509@qeng-ho.org> <5177BA0C.5080002@bananmonarki.se> <5177C045.1070900@qeng-ho.org>
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2013-04-24 13:21, Arthur Chance skrev: > On 04/24/13 11:55, Bernt Hansson wrote: >> 2013-04-24 12:30, Arthur Chance skrev: >>> On 04/24/13 09:18, Bernt Hansson wrote: >>>> Hello list! >>>> >>>> I have set up a diskless machine with 8.3-stable and i as a user can >>>> log >>>> in, but when I try to log in as root it won't work. How to resolv that >>>> issue. I have tried with and without password but the computer said no. >>> >>> How did it say no? What does the entry for root in /etc/passwd say? >> >> $su >> Sorry >> >> root:*:0:0:Charlie &:/root:/bin/csh > > > That's not logging in directly as root, that's using su as a normal > user. Only members of wheel group can use su. Try logging in directly on > the console as root. That should work unless you've marked the console > as insecure or have an "impossible" password in /etc/master.passwd. I am a member of the wheel group. > In the long run you need to add your normal user to wheel group so you > can use su. Can you edit the diskless machine's /etc/group from the > server that's supplying its disk(s)? In the days when I ran diskless > systems I usually found it easier to work on the diskless systems' > config files via the server. > I have tried and my own password is easily changed via the server. if i try, on the diskless, Login: root Password: password or none Login incorrect
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