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Re: Eliminating Linux login.

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From: gippah
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 00:00
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Andrew Russell wrote:
> 
> I am running slackware 96, with the 3.0.27 kernel. Is there any way the
> anybody can advise me to eliminate this process. It for for a single user
> machine that does not need to login. No special permission is needed to be
> given to the user, all the user needs to do is run a spreadsheet in X
> windows. If anybody has any help hints I can be emailed at
> panther@novanet.net.au.

Just create an account for them without assigning a password.  They can
type their username and they're in.
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From: gippah <gippah@spyvspy.com>
Subject: Re: Eliminating Linux login.
Date: 1997/11/27
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