Boot without entering Password

[homeworx]

Looking for some help on two questions.

First I load just loaded Fedora Core 4 and I would like some instructions or tutorial on how to configure system to boot without having to enter a password. I want to use vnc to control box because it will not have a key board, mouse or monitor attached.

The second question is I need help on having system load vnc as a user not as root. When I watch the print outs on boot it showing loading vncserver but will fail stating unable to recongize root.

Thanks

[Spoon!]

Originally Posted by homeworx

First I load just loaded Fedora Core 4 and I would like some instructions or tutorial on how to configure system to boot without having to enter a password. I want to use vnc to control box because it will not have a key board, mouse or monitor attached.

I don't understand what "password" you need to enter to boot. Booting shouldn't require a password at all; it's the logging in as a user afterwards that requires a password.

[giulix]

For the second part of your question you may use su, like this:

su -c /usr/bin/vncserver user

substituting user with the actual user name. To start vncserver at boot, you may create a script, place it into /etc/init.d and activate it with chkconfig. For more info, man chkconfig and have a look at some of the scripts which sit into your /etc/init.d directory.

[brandor]

To start vncserver at boot, you may create a script, place it into /etc/init.d and activate it with chkconfig. For more info, man chkconfig and have a look at some of the scripts which sit into your /etc/init.d directory.

If the vncserver is installed there is going to be checkbox for it in Services. No need to write your own script...

CLick Applications -> System Settings -> Services

[giulix]

Yeah, but he doesn't want it to be started as root, so at least some change is in order...

[homeworx]

Thanks for some of your help and let me try to clarify.

After the kernel has loaded (booted) my system requires me to enter a username and password to continue. I only have one user on the box and it is root. In watching the kernel load I can see all of the services being loaded and watch to see if I have any failures and it is at this point I see the vncserver load and the print out states unable to find root and gives me a fail.

After reading and googleing for information on how to configure vnc I ran across several warnings against using only root on the machine for security reasons. Being new to linux I continued with installing vnc scripts from many sources on how to have vnc start at boot up since the computer will not see the outside world until I can secure it. I now want to correct this by creating a new user who is not root and when I need to be root I can use the command su -, a command I found from searching forms.

I have googled looking for a solution and have tried different thing on how to resolve issue with no luck, that's why I posted here looking for either a link or tutorial to fix issue. I read the FAQ for this site and even remember the part about how this site is for expanding the knowledge of Linux for newbie's to advanced and to use proper edicate for responses. If RTFM does apply here please provide link as I must have missed it and would be happy using the information provide to fix issue!

Cancel my request for second part as I will use other forms for help.