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Tinycore Passwords
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 it to add passwords to Extlinux. For more information, see Extlinux Passwords.
Add Passwords to Tinycore
To add a password for user tc, open the terminal and type
passwd
To add a password for root, type
sudo passwd
The procedure described above stores the password using 8-byte parity, so the password will be 8 characters long, i.e. “passwd 123456789” will allow to login using “12345678” or “12345678blahblah” as password. This occurs on 4.1 and 4.2. Use “passwd -a md5” instead. (see http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=9215.0)
Save Passwords using Backup
If you use Backup, to save passwords, add
etc/shadow
to /opt/.filetool.lst
Backup when shutting down the computer.
Save Passwords using Persistent opt
If you use persistent opt, open the terminal and type
sudo cp /etc/shadow /opt/shadow
Add the following to /opt/bootsync.sh
sudo mv /etc/shadow /etc/shadow_old sudo cp /opt/shadow /etc/shadow
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
To be prompted for Username and Password when logging in, add the bootcode
noautologin
to the bootloader.
Don't Log In as Root
Log in as tc, not as root.
If you want to perform root tasks, use sudo before commands.
bootsync.sh and bootlocal.sh
If you want commands executed every time you start the computer, add them to /opt/bootsync.sh or /opt/bootlocal.sh.
/opt/bootsync.sh is run early in the boot process.
/opt/bootlocal.sh is run later in the boot process.
Most commands should go in /opt/bootlocal.sh, except commands you want executed early in the boot process.
