How to Configure Debian for autobooting

 

Summary:

This article explain how to configure Debian for autobooting

 

Steps:

 

1: pls write a program named 'autologin.c',the content of it is as below.

 

autologin.c --> autologin

 

Code
/* autologin.c */
#include<stdio.h>
int main() 
{
    execlp( "login", "login", "-f", "root", 0);
}
/* end of autologin */

 

 

2: compile autologin.c

Code
[root@Embedded001]#gcc -o3 -o autologin autologin.c

 

3: copy the binary file 'autologin' to the directory '/sbin'

 

Code
cp autologin /sbin/

 

4: edit the initializal file '/etc/inittab', change the line like this:

 

Code
   1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty -n -l /sbin/autologin 38400 tty1

 

5: reboot your system and see the result.