RE: rescue root floppy

[Alan Wood <alan wood abfl co uk>]

Steve Replied with:
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>
>On Fri, 8 May 1998, Alan Wood wrote:
>
>> Jack Wrote :
>> >Dear Alpha Linux folks,
>> >
>> >I've been struggling in vain to make a set of rescue floppies for my
>> >alpha linux machines, following the instructions in the
>
[snipped again]
>> 
>> As this uses PAM, it may need the /etc/pam.* files, and if these reference 
>> any of the PAM modules, then these will need to be in /lib/security. 
>
>Yes, and by that time you are out of room on a floppy.  I've been through
>this exact exercise...
>
>In order to pull it off, you'd need to build a non-Pamified login (and
>perhaps other things as well).
>
>Steve

That is true, [so get a bigger floppy. I am sure I have a 5.25" one here
somewhere ;-)]

This would also mean that you will need to rebuilt anything else that you
have on the floppy that uses PAM. Probably worth checking with ldd on the
major items. The other option is, what would be the effect of a blank
/etc/pam.conf and empty /etc/pam.d/ directory? Would that remove the 
need for /lib/security, or would it just stop PAM letting anything in?

Alan