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@@ -285,31 +285,24 @@ The image features available for all images are: | |||
285 | - *dbg-pkgs:* Installs debug symbol packages for all packages installed | 285 | - *dbg-pkgs:* Installs debug symbol packages for all packages installed |
286 | in a given image. | 286 | in a given image. |
287 | 287 | ||
288 | - *debug-tweaks:* Makes an image suitable for development (e.g. allows | ||
289 | root logins, logins without passwords ---including root ones, and enables | ||
290 | post-installation logging). See the ``allow-empty-password``, | ||
291 | ``allow-root-login``, ``empty-root-password``, and ``post-install-logging`` | ||
292 | features in this list for additional information. | ||
293 | |||
294 | - *dev-pkgs:* Installs development packages (headers and extra library | 288 | - *dev-pkgs:* Installs development packages (headers and extra library |
295 | links) for all packages installed in a given image. | 289 | links) for all packages installed in a given image. |
296 | 290 | ||
297 | - *doc-pkgs:* Installs documentation packages for all packages | 291 | - *doc-pkgs:* Installs documentation packages for all packages |
298 | installed in a given image. | 292 | installed in a given image. |
299 | 293 | ||
300 | - *empty-root-password:* This feature or ``debug-tweaks`` is required if | 294 | - *empty-root-password:* This feature can be used if you want to allow root |
301 | you want to allow root login with an empty password. If these features | 295 | login with an empty password. If this feature is not present in |
302 | are not present in :term:`IMAGE_FEATURES`, a non-empty password is | 296 | :term:`IMAGE_FEATURES`, a non-empty password is forced in ``/etc/passwd`` and |
303 | forced in ``/etc/passwd`` and ``/etc/shadow`` if such files exist. | 297 | ``/etc/shadow`` if such files exist. |
304 | 298 | ||
305 | .. note:: | 299 | .. note:: |
306 | ``empty-root-password`` doesn't set an empty root password by itself. | 300 | ``empty-root-password`` doesn't set an empty root password by itself. |
307 | You get an initial empty root password thanks to the | 301 | You get an initial empty root password thanks to the |
308 | :oe_git:`base-passwd </openembedded-core/tree/meta/recipes-core/base-passwd/>` | 302 | :oe_git:`base-passwd </openembedded-core/tree/meta/recipes-core/base-passwd/>` |
309 | and :oe_git:`shadow </openembedded-core/tree/meta/recipes-extended/shadow/>` | 303 | and :oe_git:`shadow </openembedded-core/tree/meta/recipes-extended/shadow/>` |
310 | recipes, and the presence of ``empty-root-password`` or ``debug-tweaks`` | 304 | recipes, and the presence of ``empty-root-password`` just disables the |
311 | just disables the mechanism which forces an non-empty password for the | 305 | mechanism which forces an non-empty password for the root user. |
312 | root user. | ||
313 | 306 | ||
314 | - *lic-pkgs:* Installs license packages for all packages installed in a | 307 | - *lic-pkgs:* Installs license packages for all packages installed in a |
315 | given image. | 308 | given image. |