Automatically logging in root

[Rob Bernardo]

In article <3088 at brl-tgr.ARPA> jmturn%cca-unix.arpa at CCA-UNIX.ARPA writes:
>Because a number of things I do on my system require root privilages,
>but since I don't feel happy doing normal things in root, I'd like to
>have my system console automatically be logged in as root after the
>system is through with rc. Since the console (as well as the system and
>the only non-dialup terminal) is in my room, I don't feel that this is a
>big security problem. Any suggestions how I can do this?

If you are using System III or V, you can add an entry to /etc/inittab
that spawns /bin/sh on the console in the appropriate init state.