[syslinux] timeout and menu passwd in pxelinux
Steven Shiau
steven at nchc.org.tw
Thu Sep 8 05:26:35 PDT 2005
Hi,
Thanks.
I already put a
MENU MASTER PASSWD $4$x$03NXHMe7QS0Ukxlkyh684LkWdqY$
before all the labels. So the "MENU PASSWD" will use the master
password, as the README.menu says " If passwd is an empty string, this
menu entry can only be unlocked with the master password."
Thanks.
Steven.
Eugene Pressley wrote:
> 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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