UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

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

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

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?

--Robert

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~]#

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

cheers it works