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login without password

is it possible to login into root user or any user in fact and the system wouldnt prompt u for a password ..ala windows style of login
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not sure what you are looking for, but check if SSH keys is what you want
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not sure what you are looking for, but check if SSH keys is what you want

thanks for the reply yogesh ....but i think i did not clearly explain what i wanted ...well actually i have a stand alone system ..and all i wanted was a simple login into the system ....u know

user:root
password:*********

...was there a way where i could disable the prompt where the system ask the password of root user.
i.e. a simple password less login into the system ......i actually cant ssh into another machine since its not connected to any other machine
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There is no way to disable the logon prompt in unix.

Out of curiosity, why would you want to build a unix box and not connect it to a network?

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lol actually its standalone ..coz i use it to educate myself ...as in im still learning linux/unix basics...since it wasnt connected to the network ...i wanted to disable the password prompt and not the logon prompt ....ok let me explain what i want a bit more in detail...

i wanted to login with the root user without the system asking for its password...i know its a bit trivial ...but is it still possible?..

username:root

[root@localhost.com~]#
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you can do this. just blank the second field for that user in the /etc/passwd file. e.g. root:blah:0:20::blah:/blah/sh becomes root::0:20::blah:/blah/sh

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cheers it works
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