Linux guru question

[al2i]

I have tried a couple of different distros for the use of my admiring public, but ever single damn one of them *REQUIRED* a password to boot. I don't want the user to have to enter a password or anything: just turn it on. Does anyone know how to make a Linux machine that just fires up to the desktop?

[N2RJ]

Try putting this at the very end of your /etc/inittab:

x:3:once:/usr/X11R6/bin/startx

That should do the trick. I haven't tried it though. (NO running Linux with X machines here at present.)

A bit of a warning, that will make X start as root. If you're fine with that, good. If you want it to start as another "regular" user, use:

x:3:once:/bin/su <account> -c startx

Substitute the account you want X to start as for <account>.

Let me know if it works.

[al2i]

Try putting this at the very end of your /etc/inittab:

x:3:once:/usr/X11R6/bin/startx

That should do the trick. I haven't tried it though. (NO running Linux with X machines here at present.)

A bit of a warning, that will make X start as root. If you're fine with that, good. If you want it to start as another "regular" user, use:

x:3:once:/bin/su <account> -c startx

Substitute the account you want X to start as for <account>.

Let me know if it works.

Thanks Joisey-Dude! I will try it as soon as I have a chance to bang around with a distro again.

[N2RJ]

Try putting this at the very end of your /etc/inittab:

x:3:once:/usr/X11R6/bin/startx

That should do the trick. I haven't tried it though. (NO running Linux with X machines here at present.)

A bit of a warning, that will make X start as root. If you're fine with that, good. If you want it to start as another "regular" user, use:

x:3:once:/bin/su <account> -c startx

Substitute the account you want X to start as for <account>.

Let me know if it works.

Thanks Joisey-Dude! I will try it as soon as I have a chance to bang around with a distro again.

No problemo!