menu "Login/Password Management Utilities"
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SHADOWPASSWDS
+ bool "Support for shadow passwords"
+ default n
+ help
+ Build support for shadow password in /etc/shadow. This file is only
+ readable by root and thus the encrypted passwords are no longer
+ publicly readable.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_USE_BB_SHADOW
+ bool " Use busybox shadow password functions"
+ default n
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_USE_BB_PWD_GRP && BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SHADOWPASSWDS
+ help
+ If you leave this disabled, busybox will use the system's shadow
+ password handling functions. And if you are using the GNU C library
+ (glibc), you will then need to install the /etc/nsswitch.conf
+ configuration file and the required /lib/libnss_* libraries in
+ order for the shadow password functions to work. This generally
+ makes your embedded system quite a bit larger.
+
+ Enabling this option will cause busybox to directly access the
+ system's /etc/shadow file when handling shadow passwords. This
+ makes your system smaller and I will get fewer emails asking about
+ how glibc NSS works). When this option is enabled, you will not be
+ able to use PAM to access shadow passwords from remote LDAP
+ password servers and whatnot.
+
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_USE_BB_PWD_GRP
bool "Use internal password and group functions rather than system functions"
default n
If you enable this option, it will add about 1.5k to busybox.
-
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_ADDGROUP
bool "addgroup"
default n
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_GETTY
bool "getty"
default n
+ select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG
help
getty lets you log in on a tty, it is normally invoked by init.
-config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_U_W_TMP
- bool " Support utmp and wtmp files"
- depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_GETTY || BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LOGIN || BUSYBOX_CONFIG_SU || BUSYBOX_CONFIG_WHO || BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LAST
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_UTMP
+ bool "Support utmp file"
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_GETTY || BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LOGIN || BUSYBOX_CONFIG_SU || BUSYBOX_CONFIG_WHO
+ default n
+ help
+ The file /var/run/utmp is used to track who is currently logged in.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_WTMP
+ bool "Support wtmp file"
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_GETTY || BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LOGIN || BUSYBOX_CONFIG_SU || BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LAST
default n
+ select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_UTMP
help
- The files /var/run/utmp and /var/run/wtmp can be used to track when
- user's have logged into and logged out of the system, allowing programs
- such as 'who' and 'last' to list who is currently logged in.
+ The file /var/run/wtmp is used to track when user's have logged into
+ and logged out of the system.
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LOGIN
bool "login"
default n
select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
+ select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG
help
login is used when signing onto a system.
Note that Busybox binary must be setuid root for this applet to
work properly.
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LOGIN_SCRIPTS
+ bool "Support for login scripts"
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LOGIN
+ default n
+ help
+ Enable this if you want login to execute $LOGIN_PRE_SUID_SCRIPT
+ just prior to switching from root to logged-in user.
+
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SECURETTY
- bool " Support for /etc/securetty"
+ bool "Support for /etc/securetty"
default n
depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LOGIN
help
bool "passwd"
default y
select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
+ select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG
help
passwd changes passwords for user and group accounts. A normal user
may only change the password for his/her own account, the super user
Note that Busybox binary must be setuid root for this applet to
work properly.
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_PASSWD_WEAK_CHECK
+ bool "Check new passwords for weakness"
+ default y
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_PASSWD
+ help
+ With this option passwd will refuse new passwords which are "weak".
+
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_SU
bool "su"
default n
select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
+ select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG
help
su is used to become another user during a login session.
Invoked without a username, su defaults to becoming the super user.
Note that Busybox binary must be setuid root for this applet to
work properly.
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SU_SYSLOG
+ bool "Enable su to write to syslog"
+ default n
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_SU
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SU_CHECKS_SHELLS
+ bool "Enable su to check user's shell to be listed in /etc/shells"
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_SU
+ default n
+
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_SULOGIN
bool "sulogin"
default n
+ select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG
help
sulogin is invoked when the system goes into single user
mode (this is done through an entry in inittab).
Note that Busybox binary must be setuid root for this applet to
work properly.
-comment "Common options for adduser, deluser, login, su"
- depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_ADDUSER || BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DELUSER || BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LOGIN || BUSYBOX_CONFIG_SU
-
-config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SHADOWPASSWDS
- bool "Support for shadow passwords"
- default n
- depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_ADDUSER || BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DELUSER || BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LOGIN || BUSYBOX_CONFIG_SU
- help
- Build support for shadow password in /etc/shadow. This file is only
- readable by root and thus the encrypted passwords are no longer
- publicly readable.
-
-config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_USE_BB_SHADOW
- bool " Use busybox shadow password functions"
- default n
- depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_USE_BB_PWD_GRP && BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SHADOWPASSWDS
- help
- If you leave this disabled, busybox will use the system's shadow
- password handling functions. And if you are using the GNU C library
- (glibc), you will then need to install the /etc/nsswitch.conf
- configuration file and the required /lib/libnss_* libraries in
- order for the shadow password functions to work. This generally
- makes your embedded system quite a bit larger.
-
- Enabling this option will cause busybox to directly access the
- system's /etc/shadow file when handling shadow passwords. This
- makes your system smaller and I will get fewer emails asking about
- how glibc NSS works). When this option is enabled, you will not be
- able to use PAM to access shadow passwords from remote LDAP
- password servers and whatnot.
-
endmenu