[Clfs-support] Cannot login on serial port (embedded ARM, busybox)

[Lance Jump]

On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 8:16 AM, Michael D Labriola <mlabriol at gdeb.com>wrote:

> Lance Jump <lancej29 at gmail.com> wrote on 10/10/2011 01:25:22 AM:
>
> > From: Lance Jump <lancej29 at gmail.com>
> > To: clfs-support at lists.cross-lfs.org
> > Date: 10/10/2011 01:26 AM
> > Subject: [Clfs-support] Cannot login on serial port (embedded ARM,
> busybox)
> >
> >
> > I cannot login into the embedded system to work. I am using the
> > serial port for login. When the system boots, I get a login prompt
> > to which I enter the user (root -- there is currently no password
> > for root). The system reports:
> >
> > Jan 1 12:53:27 login[595]: root login on 'ttyS0'
> >
> > But then immediately returns to the login prompt. Here is the output
> > near the end of the boot and after I try to log inL
> >
> > Here is the output at the end of the boot when I try to log in:
>
> I'm not super familiar with busybox or CLFS (yet), but this sounds exactly
> like what happens if you try to log in as root via the serial console if
> ttyS0 isn't in /etc/securetty.  At least that's what happens on my lab
> computers...
>
> I don't have an /etc/securetty file.  I'll look into it, but one thing to
note is that when I try to log in, the response actually tells me I have
logged in, but then immediately returns to the login prompt. Thanks for the
idea.

-Mike
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