From 4ce28144c5ec6222d69cafab94a67b5de9721dd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggleton Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2022 21:47:07 +1300 Subject: [PATCH] ref-manual: add serial-autologin-root to IMAGE_FEATURES documentation New IMAGE_FEATURES item in 4.1. (From yocto-docs rev: 0fdd9079743a4a4205afcaaaa783af855ce5f21f) Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/ref-manual/features.rst | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/features.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/features.rst index ea4d257f2b..a5b01e8df7 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/features.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/features.rst @@ -337,6 +337,12 @@ Here are the image features available for all images: writeable for the first boot; this feature does not do anything to ensure that - it just disables the check for post-install scripts.) +- *serial-autologin-root:* when specified in conjunction with + ``empty-root-password`` will automatically login as root on the + serial console. This of course opens up a security hole if the + serial console is potentially accessible to an attacker, so use + with caution. + - *splash:* Enables showing a splash screen during boot. By default, this screen is provided by ``psplash``, which does allow customization. If you prefer to use an alternative splash screen