Re: Securing `linux single` with passwd.

[Dr A V Le Blanc <nospam [at] mcc.ac.uk>]

On Wed, Mar 01, 2000 at 12:04:27AM +0000, will [at] south-of-heaven.demon.co.uk wrote:
>> Another quickie...how do I get my system to prompt for root`s passwd
>> after LILO is fed `linux single`, instead of the system offering root`s
>> prompt?

You need an inittab entry like this:

     ~~:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin

which runs sulogin in init state S.

     -- Owen
     LeBlanc [at] mcc.ac.uk
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