[syslinux] timeout and menu passwd in pxelinux

[Eugene Pressley]

I am not an expert but I believe that when you use the following:

label local
  MENU PASSWD

you are specifing a blank password.  Try this:

label local
  MENU PASSWD $4$x$03NXHMe7QS0Ukxlkyh684LkWdqY$

>>> Steven Shiau <steven at nchc.org.tw> 9/8/2005 7:51 AM >>>
Hi,
I am trying the simple menu passswd in syslinux 3.11, and it seems that
if I set the timeout option, the menu passwd is ignored. For example:
-----------
default menu.c32
timeout 70
prompt 0
noescape 1
MENU MARGIN 5
MENU MASTER PASSWD $4$x$03NXHMe7QS0Ukxlkyh684LkWdqY$

label local
  MENU DEFAULT
  # MENU HIDE
  MENU LABEL Local operating system (if available)
  MENU PASSWD
  localboot 0

label memtest
  # MENU DEFAULT
  # MENU HIDE
  MENU LABEL Memory test using Memtest86+
  MENU PASSWD
  kernel memtest86
-------------

Then when I boot the client, it will automatically boot into local disk
in 7 secs.
I think maybe the password priority should be higher than timeout
option, i.e. if the menu password is set, then timeout option should be
ignored. Just my 2 cents.

Thank you HPA, syslinux is always an excellent program. You added so
many new features, thanks again.

-- 
Steven Shiau

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