cannot login during and after install

[Daniel Pittman]

On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, David Fokkema wrote:

[...]

> During install, I have ssh logins enabled using the sshd variable. 
> However, ssh won't accept my root password. If I cat /etc/passwd, I
> have
> 
> root:glidsOrv7:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
> <snip>
> 
> The password 'glidsOrv7' is included as clear text. 

...so, that is the password you wanted to use, not the password after
passing through 'crypt'?

If so, that's the problem. FAI doesn't do the crypt itself, you have to
supply the password *after* that has been done.

       Daniel

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