[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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