[Solved]No root login on xterm

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[Solved]No root login on xterm

Post#1 by wsteven » 30 Aug 2013, 14:28

Hi,

Coming back here in case anyone feels inspired :D

So I installed necessary packages for xterm, all placed in modules/ . Then I created a shortcut to be able to start it by modifying rc.xml from xdg/openbox/rc.xml which I placed in rootcopy/.

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  <keybind key="S-space">
	<keybind key="Tab">
			    <action name="Execute">
			    <command>/usr/bin/xterm -e su - guest</command>
			    </action>
	</keybind>
  </keybind>
My shortcut works like a charm, starting as guest, but I just can't su - root. Tells me my password is wrong. But I can still log in through ctlr-alt-F1.
Just in case, I placed my shadow file into 003-settings, but no luck.
Maybe I got rights problem? I don't have a clue.

Thanks!
Last edited by wsteven on 17 Oct 2013, 08:57, edited 1 time in total.

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Re: No root login on xterm

Post#2 by wread » 31 Aug 2013, 02:03

What is your version of Porteus?; I use KDE4 and when I type "xterm" the corresponding application pops up inmediately...
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Re: No root login on xterm

Post#3 by wsteven » 02 Sep 2013, 08:34

Well latest kiosk, 2.1

EDIT: Managed through ssh root@localhost. As for what I understood, a kernel modification would be necessary to allow su.

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