UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi,
how can I set my linux server that it logs in the main user at startup?

I would like to be able to make a restart remotely and be able to connect to the server again afterwards.
The problem is that the server waits for a login and than connects to the network. So at the beginning at startup there is no network, I can't connect remotely then.

Thanks!

It's possible to have /etc/inittab create a terminal instead of a login prompt but that's not the same thing as doing a login and may not help. And messing with /etc/inittab can be tricky besides.

It's probably better to fix the problem that prevents it from starting the network until you login! What linux system do you have?

Ubuntu server

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What about openssh?

What about it? If your server's waiting for a local login before connecting to the network, openssh won't work until you login locally.

I acctualy found the problem. When there is no keyboard on the server then it hangs/ waits. I didn't see this because when I had this problem I turned it off and connected the keyboard and monitor and started the computer.

Thanks for the help anyway!

Ah! Yep. For this reason I sometimes build(if that's the correct word) "null keyboard" devices for machines that I want to operate without one -- they're just the bare circuit board and cable from a trash keyboard, wrapped securely in insulating tape. A keyboard circuit will still actually work that way(the server boots, and the leds can be twiddled with the right software), but nobody will ever be able to push any keys I've found it to be much less hassle than driving 300km to fix the CMOS on a computer that forgot it's supposed to be able to boot headless.