[aklug] NetBSD on Cobalts (was: Re: Friday Linux)

From: Royce Williams <royce@alaska.net>
Date: Sat Sep 04 2010 - 17:17:30 AKDT

Jim Gribbin said, on 09/04/2010 03:17 PM:
> * remove all pseudo terminal (tty[pqrs]?) lines from /etc/ttys, or
> remove “secure” field from such pseudo terminals

If it's marked insecure, you can't log in as root. Adjust to taste. I
usually make everything insecure except for the first real TTYs.
        
> * add new users with user(8) etc.
> * I tried adding a user, but I'm having some difficulty
> with it. I used:
> * useradd -D -m -p password -G wheel frilinux

Leave the password flag off, maybe? Once you add the user, you can use
passwd to set the password to whatever you want.

Royce
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