[CentOS] Disable login at boot

[Joseph Spenner]

> Karalyn Capone wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Can anyone tell me the file / edit location to disable the
>> login/password prompt at boot? We are configuring some machines to be
>> administered remotely and headless.
>>

Curious why login/password needs to be disabled for remote admin.. ?

You could have a 'blank' root password by editing the /etc/shadow and removing the password hash in the root entry.

ie:

change first line from:
root:$1$/Pf93ewQ7p$CkblarG3W5hWDZ2hXnBUn/:15530:0:99999:7:::
to
root::15530:0:99999:7:::

Then, logging in as root and <enter> for password.

Only if security is not a concern though.

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