What's the "autoexec" for linux?

tjt · 06-30-2004, 12:58 PM

I need to do 3 things:

1. Boot directly into the text mode of Linux 9.0. Right now it defaults to one of the GUIs.
2. Automatically login as root. I disabled password, but I can't seem to figure out how to just autologin, like you can do in Windows.
3. Automatically start running a shell script.

This is probably pretty easy stuff, but I'm new... Thanks!

meblost · 06-30-2004, 01:05 PM

look at /etc/inittab for run level stuff. The files in /etc/rc0-6.d are executed depending on the current run level.

zowey · 06-30-2004, 01:07 PM

In your mananger for system set one user to log automaticaly (root).
For GUI choose terminal, or if you working in KDE, just log out with open shell

scuzzman · 06-30-2004, 01:08 PM

the file /etc/inittab will have a line in there that says
default runlevel: 5
you should change that to 3, this will boot into text based mode

tjt · 06-30-2004, 01:15 PM

Zowie,
You said:

In your mananger for system set one user to log automaticaly (root).
For GUI choose terminal, or if you working in KDE, just log out with open shell

Where do I do this? Talk to me like I'm a 7 year old...

zowey · 06-30-2004, 01:38 PM

could u tell me what is distribution that you're using?

On mandrake (maybe it's similar under other OS'):
you will open Configuration > KDE > System > Login Mananger
:: you choose 'convience' option and set up auto login

Do you follow?

tjt · 06-30-2004, 01:51 PM

zowie,
nevermind, i got it to work by editting inittab

mingetty --autologin root tty1

Thanks for your help.

tjt · 06-30-2004, 02:00 PM

I still need to understand how to run a shell script everytime it logs into tty1. Anyone know how?

btmiller · 06-30-2004, 02:15 PM

You don't actually need to login as root to run a shell script with root priviliges when the system starts (indeed what you're doing is a security risk). Add the script to your /etc/rc.local file (it may be in a different place depending on your system -- do find rc.local) and it will run with root privileges when the system boots. If you need something to run when root logs in, add it to /root/.bash_profile.

IBall · 06-30-2004, 09:30 PM

You really should never run as root.
Create a standard user for yourself, and use su to gain root privleges when necessary.

If you run as root all the time, you can do very, very stupid things, like:

Code:

rm -fr /

which will remove the whole file system from underneath you...

--Ian

BlueOrb · 07-01-2004, 12:55 AM

you could also put that shell script call in ~/.profile