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wiki:extlinux_passwd [2011/04/28 05:03] – [Set Up the Extlinux Menu] Guywiki:extlinux_passwd [2011/06/16 12:36] (current) – Guy
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 If you want to prevent other people from logging into your computer, you can add passwords to Extlinux. If you want to prevent other people from logging into your computer, you can add passwords to Extlinux.
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 +Another option is to use [[passwd|Tinycore Passwords]].
  
 ==== Set Up the Extlinux Menu ==== ==== Set Up the Extlinux Menu ====
  
-Set up the Extlinux menu as explained here [[extlinux|Select which Operating System to Start using Extlinux]]+Set up the Extlinux menu as explained in [[extlinux|Extlinux Bootloader]].
  
 ==== Edit extlinux.conf ==== ==== Edit extlinux.conf ====
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 <code>UI vesamenu.c32 <code>UI vesamenu.c32
-MENU TITLE Tiny Core Bootloader+MENU TITLE Tinycore Bootloader
 PROMT 0 PROMT 0
 MENU MASTER PASSWD MasterPassword MENU MASTER PASSWD MasterPassword
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 MENU PASSWD TinyCorePassword MENU PASSWD TinyCorePassword
 KERNEL /boot/bzImage KERNEL /boot/bzImage
-APPEND initrd=/boot/tinycore.gz quiet waitusb=5:UUID="long-number" tce=UUID="long-number"+APPEND initrd=/boot/tinycore.gz quiet opt=sda2 home=sda2 norestore tce=UUID="long-number"
  
 LABEL windows LABEL windows
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 To encrypt passwords, the perl_Digest_SHA1.tcz extension needs to be installed. perl5.tcz is a dependency, and will also be installed. To encrypt passwords, the perl_Digest_SHA1.tcz extension needs to be installed. perl5.tcz is a dependency, and will also be installed.
  
-After installing these, create encrypted passwords. +To create encrypted passwords, open the terminal and type
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-Open the terminal and type as follows+
  
 <code>tc@box:~$ sha1pass MasterPassword <code>tc@box:~$ sha1pass MasterPassword
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 Replace MasterPassword, TinyCorePassword and WindowsPassword, with passwords of your choice. Replace MasterPassword, TinyCorePassword and WindowsPassword, with passwords of your choice.
  
-Copy the encrypted passwords created, to extlinux.conf, like this+Copy the encrypted passwords to extlinux.conf, like this
  
 <code>UI vesamenu.c32 <code>UI vesamenu.c32
-MENU TITLE Tiny Core Bootloader+MENU TITLE Tinycore Bootloader
 PROMT 0 PROMT 0
 MENU MASTER PASSWD $4$TzKORUd8$4FiWkwSwJgBqmpB8fLiXLsrEXig$ MENU MASTER PASSWD $4$TzKORUd8$4FiWkwSwJgBqmpB8fLiXLsrEXig$
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 MENU PASSWD $4$usOwVEs+$CnsMEZNMQdEXjOBeP9zL0ULCks4$ MENU PASSWD $4$usOwVEs+$CnsMEZNMQdEXjOBeP9zL0ULCks4$
 KERNEL /boot/bzImage KERNEL /boot/bzImage
-APPEND initrd=/boot/tinycore.gz quiet waitusb=5:UUID="long-number" tce=UUID="long-number"+APPEND initrd=/boot/tinycore.gz quiet opt=sda2 home=sda2 norestore tce=UUID="long-number"
  
 LABEL windows LABEL windows
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