1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/networking/Config.in b/networking/Config.in
index f250e78cc..d2916e7cd 100644
--- a/networking/Config.in
+++ b/networking/Config.in
@@ -479,6 +479,16 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_TELNET_TTYPE
           remote host you are connecting to.  This is useful to make sure that
           things like ANSI colors and other control sequences behave.
 
+config CONFIG_FEATURE_TELNET_AUTOLOGIN
+        bool "  Pass USER type to remote host"
+        default y
+        depends on CONFIG_TELNET
+        help
+          Setting this option will forward the USER environment variable to the
+          remote host you are connecting to. This is useful when you need to
+          log into a machine without telling the username (autologin). This
+          option enables `-a' and `-l USER' arguments.
+
 config CONFIG_TELNETD
         bool "telnetd"
         default n