How to disable autologon
Forum: HD Install
Topic: How to disable autologon
started by: raygr
Posted by raygr on May 30 2005,06:33
What do I change to stop DSL automatically logging on as user 'dsl' on start up, and to stop X from starting automatically? I used to know the answer to both of these but I just don't get enough quality time with Linux and I've forgotten
Also what version of Debian is DSL based on? I'm trying to install Webmin but it wants to know which version of Linux I'm running.
Posted by Guest on May 30 2005,14:34
Not running as user dsl at startup may not be a good idea because almost everything on the system has permissions set for dsl only. You can create another user that has the same group membership as user dsl, and you might have to add this new user to the sudoers list in order to do things that user dsl is allowed to.You can prevent X from starting up automatically by using "dsl 2" at the boot prompt. This will automatically log in as root (no password needed), and you will have 4 console terminals that you can acces using CTRL-ALT-F1 to CTRL-ALT-F4. Be warned that in Unix you should minimize the things that you do while logged in as root because of security issues.
If you have heared of Knoppix, it might be helpful to know that DSL (as of 1.1) is based on version 3.4. With respect to debian, most apps came from the "testing" distribution (codename "sarge"). The version of the kernel can be found by opening an XTerminal and running "cat /proc/version" at the prompt.
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Posted by allegre on Nov. 06 2005,01:06
Hi,@ root ~ $ ->
I typed
cat/proc/version
which returns
bash: cat/proc/version: No such file or directory
Help?
DSL on a garage-sale $15
Dell - OPTIPLEX - GX100
Intel Celeron A 433 MHz
Mem: 125400K
where is www.ibls.org??
Posted by adssse on Nov. 06 2005,03:35
Not sure if it is a typo in your post, but I believe it should be 'cat /proc/version' (note space between 'cat' and '/proc')