On Mon, 2005-12-19 at 14:07 +0100, Obiajulu Odu wrote: > Hi, > > Is there any way to configure Debian Sarge to boot directly into a > 'regular user' account without entering user name or password? In > other words boot directly into a '$' prompt. The Debian machine will > not be connected to internet. So the issue of security is not importan > here. The machine will be only used to present on the screen a > “powerpoint –like” showing of pictures of books available at the > library. > I'm assuming you're going to be wanting to have it end up in an X session sooner or later, so you can just set up gdm and configure it to automatically log in a user of your choosing without asking for name or password. So you can just create a user with no real permissions and set their session to start up your slideshow of choice at login. Hope that helps. > -- Alex Malinovich Support Free Software, delete your Windows partition TODAY! Encrypted mail preferred. You can get my public key from any of the pgp.net keyservers. Key ID: A6D24837
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