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Is there any simple and straightforward way in which I can set my Debian 8.2 box to automatically login, at startup, with the root account on the console?
There is no GUI installed on the machine.
Following instructions from Automatic root login in Debian 6.0 without GUI (xserver) does not work (files don't exist, options are deprecated).
linux debian
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Is there any simple and straightforward way in which I can set my Debian 8.2 box to automatically login, at startup, with the root account on the console?
There is no GUI installed on the machine.
Following instructions from Automatic root login in Debian 6.0 without GUI (xserver) does not work (files don't exist, options are deprecated).
linux debian
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17
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asked Sep 8 '15 at 11:32
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Is there any simple and straightforward way in which I can set my Debian 8.2 box to automatically login, at startup, with the root account on the console?
There is no GUI installed on the machine.
Following instructions from Automatic root login in Debian 6.0 without GUI (xserver) does not work (files don't exist, options are deprecated).
linux debian
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17
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asked Sep 8 '15 at 11:32
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Is there any simple and straightforward way in which I can set my Debian 8.2 box to automatically login, at startup, with the root account on the console?
There is no GUI installed on the machine.
Following instructions from Automatic root login in Debian 6.0 without GUI (xserver) does not work (files don't exist, options are deprecated).
linux debian
linux debian
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The file /etc/inittab is not used under systemd any longer. If you wanted, you could install systemv and you would find yourself a brand new inittab, but this would mean walking backward like crabs.
You can instead edit the file /lib/systemd/system/getty@.service and change the line
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear %I $TERM
to
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear -a root %I $TERM
This just follows from the agetty manual page, which states, among other things:
-a,--autologin username
Log the specified user automatically in without asking for a login name and password. The
-f usernameoption is added to the/bin/logincommand line by default. The--login-optionsoption changes this default behavior and then onlyuis replaced by theusernameand no other option is added to the login command
line.
To be sure, I just tested this on my Debian VM, and it works fine.
edited May 30 '18 at 5:57
Kamil Maciorowski
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answered Sep 8 '15 at 14:42
MariusMatutiaeMariusMatutiae
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Was looking for inintab replacement on systemd, good answer!
– Alfabravo
Sep 8 '15 at 14:52
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DO NOT edit the units in /lib/systemd directly,
since those are managed by installed packages,
and would be overwritten during package upgrades.
Instead, use $ sudo systemctl edit getty@.service to create a drop-in unit at /etc/systemd/system/getty@.service.d/override.conf with the following contents:
[Service]
ExecStart=
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear --autologin your_user_name %I $TERM
It has the same effects as @MariusMatutiae's answer, but won't be touched during system upgrades.
The first line selects the [Service] section to override.
The second line explicitly clears the ExecStart entry -- otherwise the original ExecStart in /lib/systemd would still be effective, since multiple ExecStart directives are allowed in a single oneshot service unit.
And the last line defines the new ExecStart command line, which is already explained in @MariusMatutiae's answer.
Refer to the systemd.unit(5) manual pages for more details and examples.
answered yesterday
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You can edit the file /lib/systemd/system/getty@.service and change the line
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear %I $TERM
to
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --skip-login --login-options "-f root" %I 38400 linux
for auto login as root user
answered May 30 '18 at 5:52
Nathan SRNathan SR
1
1
I see you're new here, this question has already been answered and you just copied the answer..
– Gizmo
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The file /etc/inittab is not used under systemd any longer. If you wanted, you could install systemv and you would find yourself a brand new inittab, but this would mean walking backward like crabs.
You can instead edit the file /lib/systemd/system/getty@.service and change the line
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear %I $TERM
to
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear -a root %I $TERM
This just follows from the agetty manual page, which states, among other things:
-a,--autologin username
Log the specified user automatically in without asking for a login name and password. The
-f usernameoption is added to the/bin/logincommand line by default. The--login-optionsoption changes this default behavior and then onlyuis replaced by theusernameand no other option is added to the login command
line.
To be sure, I just tested this on my Debian VM, and it works fine.
edited May 30 '18 at 5:57
Kamil Maciorowski
29.1k156288
answered Sep 8 '15 at 14:42
MariusMatutiaeMariusMatutiae
39k954101
1
Was looking for inintab replacement on systemd, good answer!
– Alfabravo
Sep 8 '15 at 14:52
add a comment |
The file /etc/inittab is not used under systemd any longer. If you wanted, you could install systemv and you would find yourself a brand new inittab, but this would mean walking backward like crabs.
You can instead edit the file /lib/systemd/system/getty@.service and change the line
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear %I $TERM
to
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear -a root %I $TERM
This just follows from the agetty manual page, which states, among other things:
-a,--autologin username
Log the specified user automatically in without asking for a login name and password. The
-f usernameoption is added to the/bin/logincommand line by default. The--login-optionsoption changes this default behavior and then onlyuis replaced by theusernameand no other option is added to the login command
line.
To be sure, I just tested this on my Debian VM, and it works fine.
edited May 30 '18 at 5:57
Kamil Maciorowski
29.1k156288
answered Sep 8 '15 at 14:42
MariusMatutiaeMariusMatutiae
39k954101
1
Was looking for inintab replacement on systemd, good answer!
– Alfabravo
Sep 8 '15 at 14:52
add a comment |
The file /etc/inittab is not used under systemd any longer. If you wanted, you could install systemv and you would find yourself a brand new inittab, but this would mean walking backward like crabs.
You can instead edit the file /lib/systemd/system/getty@.service and change the line
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear %I $TERM
to
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear -a root %I $TERM
This just follows from the agetty manual page, which states, among other things:
-a,--autologin username
Log the specified user automatically in without asking for a login name and password. The
-f usernameoption is added to the/bin/logincommand line by default. The--login-optionsoption changes this default behavior and then onlyuis replaced by theusernameand no other option is added to the login command
line.
To be sure, I just tested this on my Debian VM, and it works fine.
edited May 30 '18 at 5:57
Kamil Maciorowski
29.1k156288
answered Sep 8 '15 at 14:42
MariusMatutiaeMariusMatutiae
39k954101
The file /etc/inittab is not used under systemd any longer. If you wanted, you could install systemv and you would find yourself a brand new inittab, but this would mean walking backward like crabs.
You can instead edit the file /lib/systemd/system/getty@.service and change the line
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear %I $TERM
to
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear -a root %I $TERM
This just follows from the agetty manual page, which states, among other things:
-a,--autologin username
Log the specified user automatically in without asking for a login name and password. The
-f usernameoption is added to the/bin/logincommand line by default. The--login-optionsoption changes this default behavior and then onlyuis replaced by theusernameand no other option is added to the login command
line.
To be sure, I just tested this on my Debian VM, and it works fine.
edited May 30 '18 at 5:57
Kamil Maciorowski
29.1k156288
answered Sep 8 '15 at 14:42
MariusMatutiaeMariusMatutiae
39k954101
edited May 30 '18 at 5:57
Kamil Maciorowski
29.1k156288
edited May 30 '18 at 5:57
Kamil Maciorowski
29.1k156288
edited May 30 '18 at 5:57
Kamil Maciorowski
29.1k156288
29.1k156288
answered Sep 8 '15 at 14:42
MariusMatutiaeMariusMatutiae
39k954101
answered Sep 8 '15 at 14:42
MariusMatutiaeMariusMatutiae
39k954101
answered Sep 8 '15 at 14:42
MariusMatutiaeMariusMatutiae
39k954101
39k954101
1
Was looking for inintab replacement on systemd, good answer!
– Alfabravo
Sep 8 '15 at 14:52
add a comment |
1
Was looking for inintab replacement on systemd, good answer!
– Alfabravo
Sep 8 '15 at 14:52
1
1
Was looking for inintab replacement on systemd, good answer!
– Alfabravo
Sep 8 '15 at 14:52
Was looking for inintab replacement on systemd, good answer!
– Alfabravo
Sep 8 '15 at 14:52
add a comment |
DO NOT edit the units in /lib/systemd directly,
since those are managed by installed packages,
and would be overwritten during package upgrades.
Instead, use $ sudo systemctl edit getty@.service to create a drop-in unit at /etc/systemd/system/getty@.service.d/override.conf with the following contents:
[Service]
ExecStart=
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear --autologin your_user_name %I $TERM
It has the same effects as @MariusMatutiae's answer, but won't be touched during system upgrades.
The first line selects the [Service] section to override.
The second line explicitly clears the ExecStart entry -- otherwise the original ExecStart in /lib/systemd would still be effective, since multiple ExecStart directives are allowed in a single oneshot service unit.
And the last line defines the new ExecStart command line, which is already explained in @MariusMatutiae's answer.
Refer to the systemd.unit(5) manual pages for more details and examples.
answered yesterday
Arnie97Arnie97
22316
add a comment |
DO NOT edit the units in /lib/systemd directly,
since those are managed by installed packages,
and would be overwritten during package upgrades.
Instead, use $ sudo systemctl edit getty@.service to create a drop-in unit at /etc/systemd/system/getty@.service.d/override.conf with the following contents:
[Service]
ExecStart=
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear --autologin your_user_name %I $TERM
It has the same effects as @MariusMatutiae's answer, but won't be touched during system upgrades.
The first line selects the [Service] section to override.
The second line explicitly clears the ExecStart entry -- otherwise the original ExecStart in /lib/systemd would still be effective, since multiple ExecStart directives are allowed in a single oneshot service unit.
And the last line defines the new ExecStart command line, which is already explained in @MariusMatutiae's answer.
Refer to the systemd.unit(5) manual pages for more details and examples.
answered yesterday
Arnie97Arnie97
22316
add a comment |
DO NOT edit the units in /lib/systemd directly,
since those are managed by installed packages,
and would be overwritten during package upgrades.
Instead, use $ sudo systemctl edit getty@.service to create a drop-in unit at /etc/systemd/system/getty@.service.d/override.conf with the following contents:
[Service]
ExecStart=
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear --autologin your_user_name %I $TERM
It has the same effects as @MariusMatutiae's answer, but won't be touched during system upgrades.
The first line selects the [Service] section to override.
The second line explicitly clears the ExecStart entry -- otherwise the original ExecStart in /lib/systemd would still be effective, since multiple ExecStart directives are allowed in a single oneshot service unit.
And the last line defines the new ExecStart command line, which is already explained in @MariusMatutiae's answer.
Refer to the systemd.unit(5) manual pages for more details and examples.
answered yesterday
Arnie97Arnie97
22316
DO NOT edit the units in /lib/systemd directly,
since those are managed by installed packages,
and would be overwritten during package upgrades.
Instead, use $ sudo systemctl edit getty@.service to create a drop-in unit at /etc/systemd/system/getty@.service.d/override.conf with the following contents:
[Service]
ExecStart=
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear --autologin your_user_name %I $TERM
It has the same effects as @MariusMatutiae's answer, but won't be touched during system upgrades.
The first line selects the [Service] section to override.
The second line explicitly clears the ExecStart entry -- otherwise the original ExecStart in /lib/systemd would still be effective, since multiple ExecStart directives are allowed in a single oneshot service unit.
And the last line defines the new ExecStart command line, which is already explained in @MariusMatutiae's answer.
Refer to the systemd.unit(5) manual pages for more details and examples.
answered yesterday
Arnie97Arnie97
22316
edited yesterday
answered yesterday
Arnie97Arnie97
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answered yesterday
Arnie97Arnie97
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You can edit the file /lib/systemd/system/getty@.service and change the line
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear %I $TERM
to
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --skip-login --login-options "-f root" %I 38400 linux
for auto login as root user
answered May 30 '18 at 5:52
Nathan SRNathan SR
1
1
I see you're new here, this question has already been answered and you just copied the answer..
– Gizmo
May 30 '18 at 10:03
add a comment |
You can edit the file /lib/systemd/system/getty@.service and change the line
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear %I $TERM
to
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --skip-login --login-options "-f root" %I 38400 linux
for auto login as root user
answered May 30 '18 at 5:52
Nathan SRNathan SR
1
1
I see you're new here, this question has already been answered and you just copied the answer..
– Gizmo
May 30 '18 at 10:03
add a comment |
You can edit the file /lib/systemd/system/getty@.service and change the line
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear %I $TERM
to
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --skip-login --login-options "-f root" %I 38400 linux
for auto login as root user
answered May 30 '18 at 5:52
Nathan SRNathan SR
1
You can edit the file /lib/systemd/system/getty@.service and change the line
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear %I $TERM
to
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --skip-login --login-options "-f root" %I 38400 linux
for auto login as root user
answered May 30 '18 at 5:52
Nathan SRNathan SR
1
answered May 30 '18 at 5:52
Nathan SRNathan SR
1
answered May 30 '18 at 5:52
Nathan SRNathan SR
1
answered May 30 '18 at 5:52
Nathan SRNathan SR
1
1
1
I see you're new here, this question has already been answered and you just copied the answer..
– Gizmo
May 30 '18 at 10:03
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1
I see you're new here, this question has already been answered and you just copied the answer..
– Gizmo
May 30 '18 at 10:03
1
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I see you're new here, this question has already been answered and you just copied the answer..
– Gizmo
May 30 '18 at 10:03
I see you're new here, this question has already been answered and you just copied the answer..
– Gizmo
May 30 '18 at 10:03
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