Turn auto-login on for LXC created with root password?

[ThiSaadeh]

I thought it was originally a good idea to setup a ssh root user/password instead of using the auto-login from the scripts, but then after using tteck scripts for a while I ended up realizing I'd much prefer to have the automatic-login for console than having to enter user/password every time I need console access via Proxmox Console GUI.

Is it possible via commands to go back to using auto-login and disable the root authentication?

Thanks in advance for the crazy good scripts and help.

[tteck]

yes, copy/paste, hit enter

GETTY_OVERRIDE="/etc/systemd/system/container-getty@1.service.d/override.conf"
mkdir -p $(dirname $GETTY_OVERRIDE)
cat <<EOF >$GETTY_OVERRIDE
  [Service]
  ExecStart=
  ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --autologin root --noclear --keep-baud tty%I 115200,38400,9600 \$TERM
EOF
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl restart $(basename $(dirname $GETTY_OVERRIDE) | sed 's/\.d//')

[ThiSaadeh]

You're a genius, that's really handy, I'm saving it for the future.

[jtcleek]

Can you provide the steps for an Alpine LXC?

[enter360]

Agreed. Can you please provide the steps for Alpine LXC ?

[netgabo]

Genius

[tteck]

Alpine:

bash -c "passwd -d root"

Still have to login: root but no password is needed.