LFS 6.1 can't login

satimis

Hi folks,

Finally I finished the building of LFS 6.1.  Having edited FC3 Host /etc/grub.con manually and with command "shutdown -r now" to reboot the PC.

LFS 6.1 booted but can't login.

local.localdomain login:
(I suppose it is LFS login)

Tried
Login = root/LFS/lls
Password = lfs_password/host_password

Always mentioning "Login incorrect"

On Host's console I can login LFS with
$ su - lfs
password = lfs_password
lfs~:#

Repeated following steps and met with failure;

1)
8.3. Linux-2.6.11.12
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/ ... apter08/kernel.html
and
8.4. Making the LFS System Bootable
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/ ... chapter08/grub.html

Recompiled kernel and then ran
root:/sources/linux-2.6.11.12# dd if=/boot/grub/stage1 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 count=1[code:1]
1+0 records in
1+0 records out[/code:1]
root:/sources/linux-2.6.11.12# dd if=/boot/grub/stage2 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 seek=1[code:1]
198+1 records in
198+1 records out[/code:1]

Rescue floppy can't be created.  Tested on PCs to boot, not working

2)
root:/sources/linux-2.6.11.12# grub

grub> root (hd0,5) [Enter]

Error 21: Selected disk does not exist

grub> setup (hd0) [Enter]

Error 12: Invalid device requested

grub> root

Pressing Tab no function

3)
root:/sources/linux-2.6.11.12# shutdown -r now

LFS kernel was not found on the boot loader.  I have to start FC3 Host to edit /etc/grub.conf manually.

Kindly advise.  TIA

B.R.
satimis

satimis

Hi folks,

Finally LFS 6.1 is up running:

After booting it prompted
localhost.localdomain login: root
password:
-bash-3.0# ls /boot/[code:1]
Config-2.6.11.12.grub lfskernel-2.6.11.12 system.map-2.6.11.12[/code:1]

Only a black screen displayed because no desktop package installed.  Editor -vim

SOLUTION
=========

Copied Root password of FC3 Host on /etc/shadow to /mnt/lfs/etc/shadow

B.R.
satimis

applepie

    

satimis

Hi applepie,

    

I don't know its cause and I still need to find it out if possible.

I completed
6.54. Shadow-4.0.9
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter06/shadow.html

There was root password entry on /mnt/lfs/etc/shadow but it did not work.  I just copied the password of lfs-user from /etc/shadow of the FC3 Host to /mnt/lfs/etc/shadow using it as the root password of LFS 6.1.  Then it worked.

Strange !!!

satimis

applepie

did u set a new password for root after installing the Shadow?

satimis

Hi applepie,

did u set a new password for root after installing the Shadow?

IIRC, it asked for root password and I typed in the lfs-user password of the FCHost.  But it did not work on login.

There was entry on /mnt/lfs/etc/shadow.  I copied the lfs-user password of the Host from /etc/shadow to /mnt/lfs/etc/shadow.  Then it worked.  That is the story.

B.R.
satimis

blackwolf

after you chroot /mnt/lfs, when the installation of Shadow is completed, you must set a password for root. and make sure the password is saved in "/etc/shadow"(/mnt/lfs/etc/shadow).

satimis

Hi blackwolf,

after you chroot /mnt/lfs, when the installation of Shadow is completed, you must set a password for root. and make sure the password is saved in "/etc/shadow"(/mnt/lfs/etc/shadow).

Sorry, I don't follow.

On building LFS 6.1 I ran "chroot" several times because taking several days to complete.  I'm not allowed leaving the PC switched on unattended.

In going through my Notes, before 6.9. Linux-Libc-Headers-2.6.11.2 the PC was started with "chroot" run.  Then continued through 6.54. Shadow-4.0.  The next "chroot" was before 7.6. Configuring the Linux Console.

Checking /mnt/lfs/etc/shadow found entry having been made there as root password supposed but it did not work.  Then I copied the password of lfs-user, the Host, from /etc/shadow to /mnt/lfs/etc/shadow making the same as root password of LFS 6.1.  Then it worked.

B.R.
satimis

blackwolf

In the Chapter 6 and later, If you restart the host computer, you must chroot first before you do anything.

satimis

Hi blackwolf,

In the Chapter 6 and later, If you restart the host computer, you must chroot first before you do anything.

Each time rebooting the Host computer after "chroot" I repeated;
6.8.1. Creating Initial Device Nodes
6.8.2. Mounting tmpfs and Populating /dev

The Host computer, a PC for testing, has been restarted several times because I can't complete building LFS in one day.  Beside I'm not allowed to leave the computer switched on unattended.  

B.R.
satimis

blackwolf

After the Shadow is installed.
run:
[code:1]passwd root[/code:1]
to set password for root of LFS system.

satimis

Hi blackwolf,

After the Shadow is installed.......

I did this step keying the password of the Host's lfs-user as the root password of LFS 6.1  I also discovered on /mnt/lfs/etc/shadow there was entry.  But it did not work.  I have to manually copy the password of the Host's lfs-user from file /etc/shadow to /mnt/lfs/etc/shadow, then login as root LFS 6.1 worked.  There was a little bid strange here I failed to discover its cause.

B.R.
satimis

blackwolf

create another userID and set its password by "passwd". Try to login with this new userID. Can it working?

satimis

Hi blackwolf,

create another userID and set its password by "passwd"...

Whether you suggested;

1) Start LFS 6.1
2) # password user_name
3) key in password
4) reboot LFS 6.1
5) login as user_name
password

NOT on FC3 Host

Tks

B.R.
satimis

satimis

Hi blackwolf,

Further to my last posting, performed following test;

Started LFS 6.1and login as root

# useradd ABC
# passwd ABC
NewPassword
Re-Enter

logout and relogin as ABC.  It worked without problem.

satimis