#1 2015-12-21 20:41:49

stagnation

New Member

Registered: 2015-12-01

Posts: 2

Auto Login

Hello all,
I was wondering if there was a way that I could disable the login window and just auto login to my machine and only be asked for my password when I make changes to the root, or download, etc.

Thanks in advance!

brontosaurusrex

Middle Office

Registered: 2015-09-29

Posts: 2,746

Re: Auto Login

to

/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

add

autologin-user=someuser

under

[SeatDefaults]

---

My website full of interesting stuff.

Head_on_a_Stick

Member

From: London

Registered: 2015-09-29

Posts: 9,093

Website

Re: Auto Login

Hello stagnation, I think this is the guide you want:
https://wiki.debian.org/LightDM#Enable_autologin

However, I don't use a display manager so let me know if it works

EDIT: Too slow...

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2015-12-21 20:45:36)

---

Para todos todo, para nosotros nada

Horizon_Brave

Operating System: Linux-Nettrix

Registered: 2015-10-18

Posts: 1,473

Re: Auto Login

Hello stagnation, I think this is the guide you want:
https://wiki.debian.org/LightDM#Enable_autologin

However, I don't use a display manager so let me know if it works

EDIT: Too slow...

So without a D.M, when you boot, you're brought straight to the desktop? Do you use openbox though? What is it that kickstarts openbox then?

---

"I have not failed, I have found 10,000 ways that will not work" -Edison

Head_on_a_Stick

Member

From: London

Registered: 2015-09-29

Posts: 9,093

Website

Re: Auto Login

So without a D.M, when you boot, you're brought straight to the desktop? Do you use openbox though? What is it that kickstarts openbox then?

So many questions...

I don't use autologin (I think I would get lynched by my fellow OpenBSD users if I asked how to enable that) so I just log in via the console with this in ~/.profile

[[ -z $DISPLAY ]] && exec startx /usr/local/bin/xmonad

This runs the `startx` command automatically if I log in without a graphical desktop running (on that DISPLAY); I have compiled all my startup programs into the xmonad binary (run-time configuration sucks ***) so I just need to call that, no need for ~/.{xinitrc,xsession}

KISS

---

Para todos todo, para nosotros nada

Horizon_Brave

Operating System: Linux-Nettrix

Registered: 2015-10-18

Posts: 1,473

Re: Auto Login

So without a D.M, when you boot, you're brought straight to the desktop? Do you use openbox though? What is it that kickstarts openbox then?

So many questions...

I don't use autologin (I think I would get lynched by my fellow OpenBSD users if I asked how to enable that) so I just log in via the console with this in ~/.profile

[[ -z $DISPLAY ]] && exec startx /usr/local/bin/xmonad

This runs the `startx` command automatically if I log in without a graphical desktop running (on that DISPLAY); I have compiled all my startup programs into the xmonad binary (run-time configuration sucks ***) so I just need to call that, no need for ~/.{xinitrc,xsession}

KISS

Apologies if I often get carried away with the questions! But thanks for your responses and of course patience..

---

"I have not failed, I have found 10,000 ways that will not work" -Edison

Head_on_a_Stick

Member

From: London

Registered: 2015-09-29

Posts: 9,093

Website

Re: Auto Login

Apologies if I often get carried away with the questions!

Not at all, I love talking about my set up

---

Para todos todo, para nosotros nada