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| wiki:passwd [2011/06/16 12:35] – Guy | wiki:passwd [2012/08/29 08:06] (current) – [Tinycore Passwords] fixed typo kennedywalker | ||
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| If you want to prevent other people from logging into your computer, you can add passwords to Tinycore. | If you want to prevent other people from logging into your computer, you can add passwords to Tinycore. | ||
| - | If you are using the Extlinux bootloader, another option | + | If you are using the Extlinux bootloader, another option |
| see [[extlinux_passwd|Extlinux Passwords]]. | see [[extlinux_passwd|Extlinux Passwords]]. | ||
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| + | The procedure described above stores the password using 8-byte parity, so the password will be 8 characters long, i.e. " | ||
| + | Use " | ||
| + | (see http:// | ||
| ==== Save Passwords using Backup ==== | ==== Save Passwords using Backup ==== | ||
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| sudo cp /opt/shadow / | sudo cp /opt/shadow / | ||
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| + | Note that this will apply group staff and mode g+w to /opt/shadow on each boot, as it's the case with every file in /opt. | ||
| ==== Use Password to Log In ==== | ==== Use Password to Log In ==== | ||
