Re: [Xen-users] illegal root login on `hvc0'

[Steven Timm <timm@xxxxxxxx>]

do you have hvc0 included in /etc/securetty
I don't know about slack64 but it is required on redhat.

Steve


On Thu, 29 Apr 2010, Christian Gonzalez wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm running Xen 4 on Slack64. I haven't console login prompt to domU until
> I changed xvc0 to hvc0 on /etc/inittab file. Now I have access to login but
> whenever I try to login onto the system, it don'n let me in. I can
> access it using ssh, though. I get this error from /var/adm/secure
> file>
>
> root@darkstar:/var/adm# cat secure
> Apr 28 22:49:22 darkstar login[1286]: ILLEGAL ROOT LOGIN  on `hvc0'
> Apr 28 22:49:45 darkstar last message repeated 2 times
> Apr 28 23:04:51 darkstar login[1288]: ILLEGAL ROOT LOGIN  on `hvc0'
> Apr 28 23:05:01 darkstar login[1288]: invalid password for `UNKNOWN'  on
> `hvc0'
> Apr 28 23:05:09 darkstar login[1288]: ILLEGAL ROOT LOGIN  on `hvc0'
> Apr 28 23:05:24 darkstar login[1288]: ILLEGAL ROOT LOGIN  on `hvc0'
> Apr 28 23:06:48 darkstar login[1304]: ILLEGAL ROOT LOGIN  on `hvc0'
> Apr 28 23:06:57 darkstar login[1304]: ILLEGAL ROOT LOGIN  on `hvc0'
> Apr 28 23:07:18 darkstar passwd[1320]: password for `root' changed by `root'
> Apr 28 23:07:38 darkstar login[1321]: ILLEGAL ROOT LOGIN  on `hvc0'
> Apr 28 23:08:02 darkstar login[1321]: ILLEGAL ROOT LOGIN  on `hvc0'
> Apr 29 00:01:38 darkstar login[1338]: ILLEGAL ROOT LOGIN  on `hvc0'
> Apr 29 00:01:59 darkstar login[1338]: ILLEGAL ROOT LOGIN  on `hvc0'
> Apr 29 00:02:44 darkstar login[1359]: ILLEGAL ROOT LOGIN  on `hvc0'
> root@darkstar:/var/adm#
>
>
> This is part of domU's inittab file:
>
> # These are the standard console login getties in multiuser mode:
> c1:1235:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux
> c2:1235:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty2 linux
> c3:1235:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty3 linux
> c4:1235:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty4 linux
> c5:1235:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty5 linux
> c6:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty6 linux
>
> # End of /etc/inittab
> hvc0:1235:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 hvc0
>
> I'm able to log using ssh but not through console. What am I missing?
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Christian
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