Re: root console at startup?
On Fri 23 Oct 2015 at 14:18:13 +0100, Jim Ottaway wrote:
> >>>>> Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> writes:
> > Please see the manual for systemd-debug-generator and try
>
> > systemctl stop debug-shell.service
>
> > tty9 should become unresponsive.
>
> > Then
>
> > systemctl disable debug-shell.service
>
> > The behaviour you describe is not normal here. Having a root shell
> > always open is a security risk.
>
> Thank you. That seems to have worked; I did feel queasy seeing a
> persistent root shell running that I didn't know about like that.
>
> Any idea how I might have enabled the debug-shell service without my
> noticing? Perhaps it's an option in the install process?
It definitely isn't an option offered by the installer. The only way I
can see to get a root shell on tty9 on booting is by doing
systemctl enable debug-shell.service
beforehand. Surely you would notice that? :)
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