Secure pluggable autoboot.
by tekra from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5AS9T)
I'm working in an environment where most workstations (all running Linux) are configured to require a password for access on powerup or reboot. The User is set individually for each workstation to bypass the nuisance of entering it daily. There are also a few NAS servers similarly configured.
I seldom see any of them, but when I do it's inevitably in the context of 'logout ... login as tech ... do the dirty ... reboot ... bypass autologin ... login as tech ... do the ...' So. Quite familiar to many reading this, I'd guess.
What I'm wanting is a setup where I can go to a machine, insert a USB memory stick containing a file with a 'security code' (a UUID for example) and hit reboot. I'm then auto-logged-in as 'tech' without all of the tedium.
Is anything like this available? Or is anyone interested in swapping info as to how to accomplish it?
I seldom see any of them, but when I do it's inevitably in the context of 'logout ... login as tech ... do the dirty ... reboot ... bypass autologin ... login as tech ... do the ...' So. Quite familiar to many reading this, I'd guess.
What I'm wanting is a setup where I can go to a machine, insert a USB memory stick containing a file with a 'security code' (a UUID for example) and hit reboot. I'm then auto-logged-in as 'tech' without all of the tedium.
Is anything like this available? Or is anyone interested in swapping info as to how to accomplish it?