Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!gatech!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!ringwld!jmturn%cca-unix.arpa@CCA-UNIX.ARPA From: jmturn%cca-unix.arpa@CCA-UNIX.ARPA Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Automatically logging in root Message-ID: <3088@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Sun, 10-Nov-85 07:24:08 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.3088 Posted: Sun Nov 10 07:24:08 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Nov-85 04:19:09 EST Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Lines: 26 Because a number of things I do on my system require root privilages, but since I don't feel happy doing normal things in root, I'd like to have my system console automatically be logged in as root after the system is through with rc. Since the console (as well as the system and the only non-dialup terminal) is in my room, I don't feel that this is a big security problem. Any suggestions how I can do this? Save Your Vertical Blanking Intervals for Big Cash Prizes! James Turner (The Ringworld Engineer) --------------------------------------------------- | ARPA | ringwld!jmturn@CCA-UNIX.ARPA | --------------------------------------------------- | | decvax \ | | | sri-unix \ | | UUCP | !cca!ringwld!jmturn | | | ima / | | | linus / | --------------------------------------------------- | MAIL | 329 Ward Street; Newton, MA 02159 | --------------------------------------------------- (The views expressed in this message have been computer enhanced for your pleasure.)