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From: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 10:18:15 +0200
Subject: [Buildroot] How to login automatically without typing root in
 buildroot x86 64 QEMU?
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Hello,

On Wed, 3 Aug 2016 08:52:48 +0100, Ciro Santilli wrote:

> Is editing `package/busybox/inittab` the best way to do it?

No.

> Or is there a more specific `.config` option? I know about
> BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY.

Yes, use an overlay to install your custom version of inittab. Or
alternatively, a post-build script to tweak the inittab at the end of
the build.

Best regards,

Thomas
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