Re: Setting up automatic logon after installation.

2014-01-16 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 15 ian 14, 22:08:36, Todd Maurice wrote: I want to install Debian in such a way that the system will automatically login (not requiring of me to enter username and password)) as user when the installation is finished. I'm installing a pretty bare system with netinst, no DE, no X

Re: Setting up automatic logon after installation.

2014-01-16 Thread Brian
On Wed 15 Jan 2014 at 22:08:36 +, Todd Maurice wrote: d-i passwd/auto-login boolean true Where did you get this from? It isn't offered as an option in user-setup-udeb_1.48_all.udeb. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble?

RE: Setting up automatic logon after installation.

2014-01-16 Thread Todd Maurice
Just something I found on the internet Brian. Thanks for the hint Andrei! It seems you need to edit inittab, comment out #1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1 and add 1:2345:respawn:/bin/login -f username tty1 /dev/tty1 /dev/tty1 21 sudo nano /etc/inittab #1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400

Re: Setting up automatic logon after installation.

2014-01-16 Thread Bob Proulx
Todd Maurice wrote: Works for me now I just have to figure out how to autostart this everytime. Install a script that edits the inittab and sets up the configuration you want upon boot. Make sure the script is idempotent so that it can run multiple times without ill effect. If you package the