Computing.Net > Forums > Linux > Help: how to Login as root without asking for username and password
Computer Problems? Computing.Net has over 1,000,000 posts about all things technology related! Over 90% answered within 24 hours! Click here to start participating now! Also, be sure to check out the New User Guide.
Help: how to Login as root without asking for username and password
Name: Binu Mathews Date: August 9, 2000 at 22:15:19 Pacific
Comment:
is there any way to login as root without entering login name and password? i want all the root permissions. the system should directly login as root while booting. If anybody knows how to do this, please help
Name: Ryan Cooley Date: August 10, 2000 at 01:30:42 Pacific
Reply:
It all depends what you want to do as ROOT. If you are ok with booting into single-user mode, the you automatically have the power of ROOT without having to login. (All you need to do is change which runlevel your system boots into...)
0
Response Number 2
Name: Craig Date: August 11, 2000 at 10:53:07 Pacific
Reply:
when linux boot, just at the lilo prompt, instead of typing "linux", simply type "linux init=/bin/bash". You'll be in read-only mode. Then type "mount -wno remount /".Then type "passwd". simply enter a new password. And you'll be back in busines. Tell me if it worked!
I want to use Linux system without monitor, keboard and mouse so My requirement is that the system should boot up and reach the command prompt bypassing the User Name and password prompts.
How can I do that? Any help would be highly appreciated.
Summary: Hi , Well i was having a wonderful fresh installation of redhat linux 7.1 until yesterday. Actually it's my office machone, with NT and linux in 2 partitions and with dual-boot option. Everything w...
Summary: I just install Red Hat 8.0 but when i tryng to login as root the system says that the user opass are incorrect, but i can log in as a normal user and when the system ask for the root password, it is c...
Summary: Hi there! A quite basic question. During the installation process i was asked to asign at least a regular user (besides root) which is now considered as default login when x starts. Until here, nothin...
0 
