Re: system setup without login

[Nick Lindsell <nick nexnix co uk>]

At 11:01 28/02/2003 +0100, you wrote:
> I have some computers where I need a special configuration, running redhat 
> 8. Computers in library for the public to browse the librarys database.
>
> Their purpose is just to run galeon. The login is now in textmode, and the 
> username for  restricted user  has to be logged on for each powerup, the 
> line xinit /usr/bin/galeon --fullscreen is put in the  .bash_profile.
>
> Is there a way how I can configure the startup to automatically log in the 
> restricted user?  Mean that the staff here each morning can just push the 
> button and not have to log in?

You want a kiosk - I built one of these that boots up and drops straight into
fullscreen Galeon showing the homepage.  Essentially boot to init 4 and run
a startup script for X and Galeon in /etc/rc.d/rc4.d/S99kiosk.

The Linux kiosk homepage was useful: http://kiosk.mozdev.org/

hih
nick nexnix





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