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I have a machine running Ubuntu Server. It has only a command-line interface. How can I make the system login with a specific user automatically (I don't want to type the username/password). I know that this is insecure and I don't care.

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  • Are you talking about logging in from the console or a remote system? If you are connecting from a remote system just setup SSH key-based authentication.
    – Zoredache
    Jun 17, 2010 at 0:17
  • Sorry I should have been clearer. I mean from the console of the machine.
    – hekevintran
    Jun 17, 2010 at 0:21

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Install mingetty.

sudo apt-get install mingetty

Edit your /etc/event.d/tty1 and change this line:

exec /sbin/getty 38400 tty1

to:

exec /sbin/mingetty --autologin username tty1
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    I did not have a file called /etc/event.d/tty1. I created one and followed the rest of the instructions, but it doesn't work.
    – hekevintran
    Jun 17, 2010 at 7:01
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    @hekevintran: What version of Ubuntu? Do you have a /etc/init/tty1.conf? If so, make the change there.
    – Dennis Williamson
    Jun 17, 2010 at 9:36
  • I'm running 10.04.
    – hekevintran
    Jun 17, 2010 at 10:28

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