Re: Eliminating Linux login.

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From: Graham Philip Crowe
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 1997 00:00

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Modify the /etc/inittab file and remove the mingetty lines and run bash
instead. This will not run the login programme but just a command shell.

You will always be logged in as root though unless you set inittab to run
it under su.

gippah (gippah@spyvspy.com) wrote:
: 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: gpc01@wraith.cs.uow.edu.au (Graham Philip Crowe)
Subject: Re: Eliminating Linux login.
Date: 1997/12/01
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