init getty problem

[Bernhard Fischer]

On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 02:32:31PM +0200, Tito wrote:
>On Sunday 4 June 2006 08:46, jackie wrote:
>> hi: all
>> 
>> I am new here. I am trying to build linux in one floppy using Redhat 9.0 and
>> Bochs 2.2. Busybox 1.1.3 is my choice for the cmd utilities. I use init,
>> getty, login and shell in Busybox. There are some problems.
>> After the system boots i see the login symbol and enter root then the
>> password but it displays Login incorrect and some other information like
>> this:
>> 
>> mylinux login: root
>> Password:
>> Login incorrect
>> mylinux login:
>> Login timed out after 60 seconds.
>> mylinux login:
>> 
>> 
>> If i enter root but not the password then it will display "Login timed out
>> after 60 seconds." only in ONE or TWO seconds.
>> 
>> I just copy /etc/passwd /etc/shadow /etc/shadow- /etc/group in Redhat 9 to
>> the floppy linux's file system .
>> 
>> I modify the source code of Busybox and print the password before
>> correct_password in login_main.
>> 
>> It displays as this:
>> 
>> pw_name UNKNOWN
>> pw_passwd !
>> pw_uid 0
>> pw_gid 0
>> pw_gecos (null)
>> pw_dir (null)
>> pw_shell (null)
>> 
>> And the file /etc/inittab is:
>> 
>> #id:2:initdefault:
>> ::sysinit:/etc/rc
>> tty1::respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
>> tty2::respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
>> tty3::respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
>> 
>> If i don't use getty and invoke /bin/bash directly then it works.
>> 
>> Do i lose somthing or have some file configured badly?
>> 
>> I have "google"ed  for a long time but get nothing valuable.
>> 
>> Btw will tinylogin work ? Are Tinylogin utilities contained in Busybox? I
>> see Tinylogin updates nothing after 2003.
>> 
>> Some tutorial for how to use Busybox's init and getty to login linux system
>> will be best.
>> 
>> Any information or links will be great help.
>> 
>> THKS
>> 
>
>Do you have /etc/nsswitch.conf and the required libnss*.so libraries?

Also make sure that you have shadow support enabled.

The Tinylogin utilities are incooperated in busybox. The external
project is no longer maintained (as far as i know).

HTH