How do I automatically gain root access with Putty?

Question

Putty is set up to run like:

putty.exe -load mysession -l myuser -pw mypass

But it logs me in as myuser. For root access I need to type in the console:

sudo -i

Then it asks for my password again.

Is there a way to automate this in Putty, so I don't have to type sudo -i and the password ? I'd like to have root access on startup by default.

Solution

In putty: On the Connection > Data page, you can set an auto login username, and

On the Connection > SSH page, you can set a remote command such as sudo -i or sudo su -

If you don't ever want to have to type your password once, set up your ssh keys.

Comments

[melanie]

Nope. I think it's because root doesn't have a password, so whatever I enter it appears to be incorrect

[kmort]

Good Idea: give root a password (use passwd root). Bad Idea:, make sure root has SSH permission using ssh_config. See cyberciti.biz/faq/allow-root-account-to-use-ssh-openssh , but realize this makes your system insecure.

[melanie]

This is just for a local dev server on my PC. I don't really care about security

[melanie]

hey thanks, I've set up a password for root, and now I can log in automatically with the command you suggested above :)

[melanie]

Thanks. I've managed to set public keys and stuff, added that remote command, but it still asks for my password to gain root access

[Hurricane Hamilton]

Weird. I don't have keys set up in my instance of putty, so I did have to type in my password once, but once I typed it in (for login auth) it just dumped me to a root console, with the # prompt. I wonder where the difference comes from. same version of Ubuntu too. odd.