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[27/34] ref-manual: add serial-autologin-root to IMAGE_FEATURES documentation

Message ID 592be8e71b09c660975f752c8d53949d218e819b.1665392836.git.paul.eggleton@linux.microsoft.com
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Series [01/34] migration-general: add section on using buildhistory | expand

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Paul Eggleton Oct. 10, 2022, 9:24 a.m. UTC 
From: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@microsoft.com>

New IMAGE_FEATURES item in 4.1.

Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@microsoft.com>
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 documentation/ref-manual/features.rst | 6 ++++++
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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/features.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/features.rst
index ea4d257..a5b01e8 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