The versions of the packages are normally not changed in a release. I see that OpenSUSE 11.1 has the updated mingetty, so it is likely we'll see the newer version in SLES 11.
One way to do this in SLES 10, if you in fact want root to be actually logged into the system and not just a shell started on the console: Create this script called /sbin/consoleshell (and make it executable): #!/bin/sh exec /bin/login -f root Change the mingetty line to this: 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L -n -l /sbin/consoleshell 9600 /dev/ttyS0 dumb 2009/1/22 van Sleeuwen, Berry <[email protected]>: > Hello list, > > I tried to setup my guest to automatically login root at the VM console. > But the --autologin parameter is not available in mingetty 0.9.6. So now > I took the source and compiled version 1.0.7. With this version I have > the --autologin option and succeeded in my attempts. > > But it makes me wonder. Is there a reason why the more recent version, > 1.0.7 or 1.0.8, is not (yet) available in SLES10? > > > Met vriendelijke groet/With kind regards, > Berry van Sleeuwen > Flight Forum 3000 5657 EW Eindhoven > > ( +31 (0)6 22564276 > > > > > > Atos Origin <http://www.atosorigin.com/> > > MO OC Mainframe Services > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > -- Bruce Hayden Linux on System z Advanced Technical Support IBM, Endicott, NY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
