[mythtv-users] Running as root
Michael T. Dean
mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Fri Sep 29 15:57:38 UTC 2006
On 09/29/06 02:54, chris at cpr.homelinux.net wrote:
>On Thu, Sep 28, 2006 at 03:12:20PM -0400, Michael Lynch wrote:
>
>
>>I've got auto-login as root working on Slackware 10.2 with fluxbox. I
>>forget where I found the info, but here it is:
>>
>>=====Relevant sections of /etc/initab:=====
>># Default runlevel. (Do not set to 0 or 6)
>>id:4:initdefault:
>>x1:4:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc.xinit
>>
>>
>Technically speaking, you're not actually doing an "auto-login as
>root". What you're doing is bypassing the entire concept of logins
>and simply taking advantage of the fact that the init process
>already runs as root and therefore all child processes inherit root
>capabilities. Normally the child process you interact with would
>be a login manager (like getty or xdm), and it would change the UID
>of the child shell after you authenticate.
>
And use a login shell (i.e. that sets up things like HOME and PATH and
...), which isn't being done in the inittab hack above.
Mike
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