On Sat, Dec 12, 1998 at 11:06:33PM +0000, Gossamer wrote: > > I'm SURE this is a faq, but I can't find the answer ... can I > set up things so all the virtual consoles I have set up are > automatically logged into a certain username? > > I'm aware of the security risks but live by myself so physical > access to the console isn't as issue (anyway, I have a dvorak > keyboard layout, security through obscurity ;)).
Replace you getty entries in /etc/inittab with something like this for each one: 1:23:respawn:/bin/su - root < /dev/tty1 > /dev/tty1 I never tried it till now, seemed to work fine. good luck, Ben -- ----- -- - -------- --------- ---- ------- ----- - - --- -------- Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux UnixGroup Admin - Jordan Systems Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------ -- ----- - - ------- ------- -- The Choice of the GNU Generation
