shadow/man/sulogin.8.xml

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<refentry id='sulogin.8'>
  <!--  $Id: sulogin.8.xml,v 1.17 2006/05/20 12:11:38 kloczek Exp $ -->
  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>sulogin</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
    <refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">System Management Commands</refmiscinfo>
  </refmeta>
  <refnamediv id='name'>
    <refname>sulogin</refname>
    <refpurpose>Single-user login</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsect1 id='syntax'>
    <title>SYNTAX</title>
    <para><command>sulogin</command> [<emphasis remap='I'>tty-device</emphasis>]
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='description'>
    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
    <para>
      <command>sulogin</command> is invoked by <command>init</command> prior
      to allowing the user access to the system when in single user mode.
      This feature may only be available on certain systems where
      <command>init</command> has been modified accordingly, or where the
      <filename>/etc/inittab</filename> has an entry for a single user
      login.
    </para>

    <para>The user is prompted</para>

    <para>Type control-d to proceed with normal startup,
      <!-- .br -->
      (or give root password for system maintenance):
    </para>

    <para>
      Input and output will be performed with the standard file descriptors
      unless the optional device name argument is provided.
    </para>

    <para>
      If the user enters the correct root password, a login session is
      initiated. When <emphasis>EOF</emphasis> is pressed instead, the
      system enters multi-user mode.
    </para>

    <para>
      After the user exits the single-user shell, or presses
      <emphasis>EOF</emphasis>, the system begins the initialization process
      required to enter multi-user mode.
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='caveats'>
    <title>CAVEATS</title>
    <para>
      This command can only be used if <command>init</command> has been
      modified to call <command>sulogin</command> instead of
      <filename>/bin/sh</filename>, or if the user has set the <emphasis
      remap='I'>inittab</emphasis> to support a single user login. For
      example, the line:
    </para>

    <para>co:s:respawn:/etc/sulogin /dev/console</para>

    <para>should execute the sulogin command in single user mode.</para>

    <para>
      As complete an environment as possible is created. However, various
      devices may be unmounted or uninitialized and many of the user
      commands may be unavailable or nonfunctional as a result.
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='files'>
    <title>FILES</title>
    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
	<term><filename>/etc/passwd</filename></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>User account information.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
	<term><filename>/etc/shadow</filename></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Secure user account information.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='see_also'>
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
    <para>
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>login</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>sh</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>init</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>.
    </para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>