On Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 07:57:30PM +0530, Logu wrote: > > Is there a way out to make linux machine to ask only for > passwd and not login name when booted. ie., I want that mac- > hine to be used only by the root and it should not ask for > the login-name but it should ask the password directly. > ---end quoted text---
AFAIK, none. You may bypass both log-in and passwd by booting into the single user mode from LILO prompt or lilo.conf, but the login program would needs the username for varification of the password. Ofcourse, you may bypass the passwd only. HTH Bish -- : ####[ Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]########################### Sub : No password login as user (#2) LOST #205 Fed up of typing password for every login as an user on stand alone boxes ? Use chpasswd ... As root type in: #echo 'username:' | /usr/bin/chpasswd [Note the colon : after user name]. Next login with that username, would need [Enter] to be pressed on the password prompt ... ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>####################################### : _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
