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Old 04-03-2012
Inittab configuration

I am installing BusyBox on a device that does not have keyboard or serial connection, so I log into the system with SSH. I am in doubt about what to put in the inittab file. This is the content of the file:
Code:
::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS
::respawn:/bin/login
::shutdown:/sbin/swapoff -a
::shutdown:/bin/umount -a -r
::restart:/sbin/init

Is this enough when SSH is the only access method, or do I also need something like the following for programs to function correctly?
Code:
tty2::askfirst:/bin/login
tty3::askfirst:/bin/login
tty4::askfirst:/bin/login
tty4::respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
tty5::respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6

I want to disable everything unnecessary, but I do not want to get a shell without entering a password.
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Old 04-03-2012
If it really doesn't have tty's or serial connections, you can leave those off.
 
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