How to add login and password to Tahrpup 6.0.5? [SOLVED]

[kpfuser]

Due to an unexpected turn of events, it has become necessary to add a password when booting Tahrpup 6.0.5. A search of relevant threads produced the following (http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 28&t=21338):

If for some reason you want Puppy to stop require a login and password, this very simple (simplistic?) post shows you how to do it.

Here is the default /etc/inittab file:

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::sysinit:/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
tty1::respawn:/sbin/getty -n -l /bin/autologinroot 38400 tty1
tty2::respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/reboot


Here is the modified /etc/inittab file, changes on line 2 only:

Code:
::sysinit:/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
tty1::respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
tty2::respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/reboot


After changing inittab, on the next boot, Puppy will stop and require a login. Login as root

Once a login has been included in puppy's booting process, a login password can be added next from the command line.

The first problem encountered is that in Tahrpup 6.0.5 the /etc/inittab file looks a bit different than shown above, i.e.

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::sysinit:/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
tty1::respawn:/sbin/mingetty --autologin root tty1
tty2::respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
tty3::respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/reboot

The second problem is that editing tahrpup's /etc/inittab file so as to read

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::sysinit:/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
tty1::respawn:/sbin/mingetty 38400 tty1
tty2::respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
tty3::respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/reboot

failed to produce the desired result. In my case, since I run tahrpup off a live CD, editing /etc/inittab as indicated above and remastering, produces a CD that does not boot at all (a dead CD perhaps?). Any suggestions for resolving the above?

[perdido]

Hi kpfuser,

Try using this as the modified Line2

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tty1::respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1

So your modified /etc/inittab file will look like this

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::sysinit:/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
tty1::respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1
tty2::respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
tty3::respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/reboot

Before you do this MAKE A BACKUP of your save file prior to modifying /etc/inittab

The default login and password for puppy are

Login: root
Password: woofwoof

When you type the password the letters will not show.

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[kpfuser]

Thanks perdido. Your suggestion was spot on! Thanks again!

[perdido]

Excellent!
Thanks for reporting back.

[Koiedroehfal]

The default login and password for puppy are

Login: root
Password: woofwoof

When you type the password the letters will not show.

Is it also possible not show the login name (root) ?
How to achieve this with an "echo off" command ?
I've tried but no luck sofar.