How do I enable auto-login in LightDM?
I want user foo to auto-login using LightDM (which has been used by Ubuntu since version 11.10). How would I do that?
configuration login lightdm
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I want user foo to auto-login using LightDM (which has been used by Ubuntu since version 11.10). How would I do that?
configuration login lightdm
edited Mar 23 '12 at 1:28
Jorge Castro
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asked Jun 29 '11 at 9:51
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FYI, If you are using home folder encryption, you can't enable auto login.
– Saeid Zebardast
Mar 30 '13 at 8:37
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I want user foo to auto-login using LightDM (which has been used by Ubuntu since version 11.10). How would I do that?
configuration login lightdm
edited Mar 23 '12 at 1:28
Jorge Castro
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asked Jun 29 '11 at 9:51
htorquehtorque
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I want user foo to auto-login using LightDM (which has been used by Ubuntu since version 11.10). How would I do that?
configuration login lightdm
configuration login lightdm
edited Mar 23 '12 at 1:28
Jorge Castro
36.2k105422617
asked Jun 29 '11 at 9:51
htorquehtorque
47.1k32172212
edited Mar 23 '12 at 1:28
Jorge Castro
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asked Jun 29 '11 at 9:51
htorquehtorque
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edited Mar 23 '12 at 1:28
Jorge Castro
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edited Mar 23 '12 at 1:28
Jorge Castro
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edited Mar 23 '12 at 1:28
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asked Jun 29 '11 at 9:51
htorquehtorque
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asked Jun 29 '11 at 9:51
htorquehtorque
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asked Jun 29 '11 at 9:51
htorquehtorque
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FYI, If you are using home folder encryption, you can't enable auto login.
– Saeid Zebardast
Mar 30 '13 at 8:37
add a comment |
4
FYI, If you are using home folder encryption, you can't enable auto login.
– Saeid Zebardast
Mar 30 '13 at 8:37
4
4
FYI, If you are using home folder encryption, you can't enable auto login.
– Saeid Zebardast
Mar 30 '13 at 8:37
FYI, If you are using home folder encryption, you can't enable auto login.
– Saeid Zebardast
Mar 30 '13 at 8:37
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You can do this without editing configuration files: go to System Settings > User accounts, click "Unlock" and enter your password, then click the button next to "Automatic login":
'
edited Apr 5 '12 at 11:56
Jorge Castro
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answered Sep 6 '11 at 15:14
Alin AndreiAlin Andrei
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I'm working on Ubuntu 14.04. Here there is no option as "Automatic Login" as shown in your screen shot. Please say how to enable automatic login.
– Ravi
Sep 25 '14 at 6:48
@Ravi: the option is still there in Ubuntu 14.04 and 14.10. But there's an alternative answer below for enabling this from the lightdm.conf file.
– Alin Andrei
Sep 26 '14 at 11:40
@Ravi do you have home folder encryption on?
– jcollum
Jul 26 '17 at 14:28
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An alternative to Alin's answer is to create a file /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf and add the following content:
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=<YOUR USER>
autologin-user-timeout=0
user-session=ubuntu
# Uncomment the following, if running Unity
#greeter-session=unity-greeter
Next time you start, auto-login should work like expected.
edited Sep 19 '17 at 12:02
Patrizio Bertoni
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answered Jun 29 '11 at 9:51
htorquehtorque
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6
Setting autologin-user to your user name is enough for autologin to work.
– Smile4ever
Oct 22 '14 at 16:47
1
On old versions there is a bug, if you setautologin-user-timeout=0(or any other value toautologin-user-timeout), it's not working (LP#902852, debian#682473.
– pevik
Apr 23 '16 at 4:48
@Smile4ever for my setup (debian buster 4.18 + openbox) it didn't work withoutautologin-user-timeout=0.
– Vorac
Dec 15 '18 at 17:42
add a comment |
For Ubuntu 14.04 create the file:
/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/12-autologin.conf
and add:
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=youruser
answered Apr 28 '14 at 12:02
nkefnkef
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I had to create this file and all it had was this and worked!
– Peter
Oct 20 '14 at 12:39
1
This worked for me on 64-bit Ubuntu MATE 18.04 LTS (Bionic), as of July 2018, when editing /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf file like I did in 16.04 LTS, did no good.
– ablaze
Jul 7 '18 at 19:52
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You can easily do this with lightdm-set-defaults if you'd rather not edit lightdm.conf manually:
sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults --autologin "$USER"
It will not set the autologin timeout, but the default for that is 0 in the code anyway, so you don't need to set it.
edited Apr 26 '16 at 11:11
David Foerster
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Copy pasters: sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults --autologin "$USER"
– Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
Feb 10 '14 at 7:34
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This doesn't work in 14.04 LTS as lightdm-set-defaults was removed then so the other methods are better.
– Robert Ancell
Aug 22 '14 at 7:33
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gksu gedit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
add lines:
autologin-user=username
autologin-user-timeout=0
example:
[SeatDefaults]
user-session=ubuntu
greeter-session=unity-greeter
autologin-user=alan
autologin-user-timeout=0
edited Mar 25 '13 at 14:06
Seth♦
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answered Mar 25 '13 at 13:46
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Open settings, select 'user accounts'. Click the unlock button, then change the Automatic Login switch to "On"
answered Nov 2 '12 at 6:09
luyangliuableluyangliuable
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Thank you Luyang Liu, but this optino is not displayed in User Accounts.
– Agmenor
Jan 17 '13 at 18:34
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Search for "User Accounts" application.
Select the account you want to autologin
Toggle the Automatic Login switch to On
That should do the work.
answered Oct 16 '11 at 19:01
FernandoFernando
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I can confirm that this works for 16.04.
Using your favourite editor, amend /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf.
Add autologin-user=xxxx to the file, for example:
[Seat:*]
greeter-session=lightdm-gtk-greeter
autologin-user=wmurphy
Remember to also set the Not asked to login option under Users and Groups.
edited Jun 3 '17 at 9:50
Zanna
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answered Jun 3 '17 at 9:19
Wari MurphyWari Murphy
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I have 12.10 xubuntu.
In users and groups choose your user, and click word "Change..." next to "Password:"
(it does not look like a button, what might be a bit misleading).
There you can change password, or at the bottom mark "Don't ask for password on login" box.
Hope it works.
answered Jan 16 '13 at 14:37
ChrisChris
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Thank you very much Chris. However, as explained in my question, this solution is not displayed in User Accounts.
– Agmenor
Jan 17 '13 at 18:34
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I just discovered that, I need to have ubuntu-desktop to be install before lightdm could function. This solved my issue when trying to get lightdm to actually login in without going in loop.
The reason for the system to go in loop may be because lightdm needs the ubuntu desktop before it may work.
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
answered Jun 11 '13 at 23:11
FaronFaron
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This is absolutely wrong, since I'm usinglightdmwithopenboxenvironment only
– Patrizio Bertoni
Sep 19 '17 at 14:54
Can you point to a link for how to do this? I had set lightdm.conf user-session=LXDE, then switched that to openbox as per /usr/share/xessions/openbox.desktop, but it keeps starting LXDE.
– naasking
Sep 4 '18 at 11:40
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I had the same problem, I solved it with the following steps:
- login as root:
sudo su
enter the file:
sudo nano /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf
at the bottom add:
autologin-user=xxxx
save the content of the file then exit and reboot.
This should definitely work.
edited Nov 20 '17 at 9:55
Olorin
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answered Nov 20 '17 at 9:09
SH ShaHadSH ShaHad
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In Ubuntu 18.04 (Xubuntu Minimal Desktop), create /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf and add the following:
# /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=<username>
autologin-user-timeout=0
I couldn't get it working through the lightdm.conf.d folder.
answered 7 mins ago
JaakkoJaakko
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You can do this without editing configuration files: go to System Settings > User accounts, click "Unlock" and enter your password, then click the button next to "Automatic login":
'
edited Apr 5 '12 at 11:56
Jorge Castro
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answered Sep 6 '11 at 15:14
Alin AndreiAlin Andrei
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I'm working on Ubuntu 14.04. Here there is no option as "Automatic Login" as shown in your screen shot. Please say how to enable automatic login.
– Ravi
Sep 25 '14 at 6:48
@Ravi: the option is still there in Ubuntu 14.04 and 14.10. But there's an alternative answer below for enabling this from the lightdm.conf file.
– Alin Andrei
Sep 26 '14 at 11:40
@Ravi do you have home folder encryption on?
– jcollum
Jul 26 '17 at 14:28
add a comment |
You can do this without editing configuration files: go to System Settings > User accounts, click "Unlock" and enter your password, then click the button next to "Automatic login":
'
edited Apr 5 '12 at 11:56
Jorge Castro
36.2k105422617
answered Sep 6 '11 at 15:14
Alin AndreiAlin Andrei
6,99433554
3
I'm working on Ubuntu 14.04. Here there is no option as "Automatic Login" as shown in your screen shot. Please say how to enable automatic login.
– Ravi
Sep 25 '14 at 6:48
@Ravi: the option is still there in Ubuntu 14.04 and 14.10. But there's an alternative answer below for enabling this from the lightdm.conf file.
– Alin Andrei
Sep 26 '14 at 11:40
@Ravi do you have home folder encryption on?
– jcollum
Jul 26 '17 at 14:28
add a comment |
You can do this without editing configuration files: go to System Settings > User accounts, click "Unlock" and enter your password, then click the button next to "Automatic login":
'
edited Apr 5 '12 at 11:56
Jorge Castro
36.2k105422617
answered Sep 6 '11 at 15:14
Alin AndreiAlin Andrei
6,99433554
You can do this without editing configuration files: go to System Settings > User accounts, click "Unlock" and enter your password, then click the button next to "Automatic login":
'
edited Apr 5 '12 at 11:56
Jorge Castro
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answered Sep 6 '11 at 15:14
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edited Apr 5 '12 at 11:56
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edited Apr 5 '12 at 11:56
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I'm working on Ubuntu 14.04. Here there is no option as "Automatic Login" as shown in your screen shot. Please say how to enable automatic login.
– Ravi
Sep 25 '14 at 6:48
@Ravi: the option is still there in Ubuntu 14.04 and 14.10. But there's an alternative answer below for enabling this from the lightdm.conf file.
– Alin Andrei
Sep 26 '14 at 11:40
@Ravi do you have home folder encryption on?
– jcollum
Jul 26 '17 at 14:28
add a comment |
3
I'm working on Ubuntu 14.04. Here there is no option as "Automatic Login" as shown in your screen shot. Please say how to enable automatic login.
– Ravi
Sep 25 '14 at 6:48
@Ravi: the option is still there in Ubuntu 14.04 and 14.10. But there's an alternative answer below for enabling this from the lightdm.conf file.
– Alin Andrei
Sep 26 '14 at 11:40
@Ravi do you have home folder encryption on?
– jcollum
Jul 26 '17 at 14:28
3
3
I'm working on Ubuntu 14.04. Here there is no option as "Automatic Login" as shown in your screen shot. Please say how to enable automatic login.
– Ravi
Sep 25 '14 at 6:48
I'm working on Ubuntu 14.04. Here there is no option as "Automatic Login" as shown in your screen shot. Please say how to enable automatic login.
– Ravi
Sep 25 '14 at 6:48
@Ravi: the option is still there in Ubuntu 14.04 and 14.10. But there's an alternative answer below for enabling this from the lightdm.conf file.
– Alin Andrei
Sep 26 '14 at 11:40
@Ravi: the option is still there in Ubuntu 14.04 and 14.10. But there's an alternative answer below for enabling this from the lightdm.conf file.
– Alin Andrei
Sep 26 '14 at 11:40
@Ravi do you have home folder encryption on?
– jcollum
Jul 26 '17 at 14:28
@Ravi do you have home folder encryption on?
– jcollum
Jul 26 '17 at 14:28
add a comment |
An alternative to Alin's answer is to create a file /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf and add the following content:
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=<YOUR USER>
autologin-user-timeout=0
user-session=ubuntu
# Uncomment the following, if running Unity
#greeter-session=unity-greeter
Next time you start, auto-login should work like expected.
edited Sep 19 '17 at 12:02
Patrizio Bertoni
615
answered Jun 29 '11 at 9:51
htorquehtorque
47.1k32172212
6
Setting autologin-user to your user name is enough for autologin to work.
– Smile4ever
Oct 22 '14 at 16:47
1
On old versions there is a bug, if you setautologin-user-timeout=0(or any other value toautologin-user-timeout), it's not working (LP#902852, debian#682473.
– pevik
Apr 23 '16 at 4:48
@Smile4ever for my setup (debian buster 4.18 + openbox) it didn't work withoutautologin-user-timeout=0.
– Vorac
Dec 15 '18 at 17:42
add a comment |
An alternative to Alin's answer is to create a file /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf and add the following content:
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=<YOUR USER>
autologin-user-timeout=0
user-session=ubuntu
# Uncomment the following, if running Unity
#greeter-session=unity-greeter
Next time you start, auto-login should work like expected.
edited Sep 19 '17 at 12:02
Patrizio Bertoni
615
answered Jun 29 '11 at 9:51
htorquehtorque
47.1k32172212
6
Setting autologin-user to your user name is enough for autologin to work.
– Smile4ever
Oct 22 '14 at 16:47
1
On old versions there is a bug, if you setautologin-user-timeout=0(or any other value toautologin-user-timeout), it's not working (LP#902852, debian#682473.
– pevik
Apr 23 '16 at 4:48
@Smile4ever for my setup (debian buster 4.18 + openbox) it didn't work withoutautologin-user-timeout=0.
– Vorac
Dec 15 '18 at 17:42
add a comment |
An alternative to Alin's answer is to create a file /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf and add the following content:
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=<YOUR USER>
autologin-user-timeout=0
user-session=ubuntu
# Uncomment the following, if running Unity
#greeter-session=unity-greeter
Next time you start, auto-login should work like expected.
edited Sep 19 '17 at 12:02
Patrizio Bertoni
615
answered Jun 29 '11 at 9:51
htorquehtorque
47.1k32172212
An alternative to Alin's answer is to create a file /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf and add the following content:
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=<YOUR USER>
autologin-user-timeout=0
user-session=ubuntu
# Uncomment the following, if running Unity
#greeter-session=unity-greeter
Next time you start, auto-login should work like expected.
edited Sep 19 '17 at 12:02
Patrizio Bertoni
615
answered Jun 29 '11 at 9:51
htorquehtorque
47.1k32172212
edited Sep 19 '17 at 12:02
Patrizio Bertoni
615
edited Sep 19 '17 at 12:02
Patrizio Bertoni
615
edited Sep 19 '17 at 12:02
Patrizio Bertoni
615
615
answered Jun 29 '11 at 9:51
htorquehtorque
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answered Jun 29 '11 at 9:51
htorquehtorque
47.1k32172212
answered Jun 29 '11 at 9:51
htorquehtorque
47.1k32172212
47.1k32172212
6
Setting autologin-user to your user name is enough for autologin to work.
– Smile4ever
Oct 22 '14 at 16:47
1
On old versions there is a bug, if you setautologin-user-timeout=0(or any other value toautologin-user-timeout), it's not working (LP#902852, debian#682473.
– pevik
Apr 23 '16 at 4:48
@Smile4ever for my setup (debian buster 4.18 + openbox) it didn't work withoutautologin-user-timeout=0.
– Vorac
Dec 15 '18 at 17:42
add a comment |
6
Setting autologin-user to your user name is enough for autologin to work.
– Smile4ever
Oct 22 '14 at 16:47
1
On old versions there is a bug, if you setautologin-user-timeout=0(or any other value toautologin-user-timeout), it's not working (LP#902852, debian#682473.
– pevik
Apr 23 '16 at 4:48
@Smile4ever for my setup (debian buster 4.18 + openbox) it didn't work withoutautologin-user-timeout=0.
– Vorac
Dec 15 '18 at 17:42
6
6
Setting autologin-user to your user name is enough for autologin to work.
– Smile4ever
Oct 22 '14 at 16:47
Setting autologin-user to your user name is enough for autologin to work.
– Smile4ever
Oct 22 '14 at 16:47
1
1
On old versions there is a bug, if you set
autologin-user-timeout=0 (or any other value to autologin-user-timeout), it's not working (LP#902852, debian#682473.– pevik
Apr 23 '16 at 4:48
On old versions there is a bug, if you set
autologin-user-timeout=0 (or any other value to autologin-user-timeout), it's not working (LP#902852, debian#682473.– pevik
Apr 23 '16 at 4:48
@Smile4ever for my setup (debian buster 4.18 + openbox) it didn't work without
autologin-user-timeout=0.– Vorac
Dec 15 '18 at 17:42
@Smile4ever for my setup (debian buster 4.18 + openbox) it didn't work without
autologin-user-timeout=0.– Vorac
Dec 15 '18 at 17:42
add a comment |
For Ubuntu 14.04 create the file:
/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/12-autologin.conf
and add:
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=youruser
answered Apr 28 '14 at 12:02
nkefnkef
6911614
I had to create this file and all it had was this and worked!
– Peter
Oct 20 '14 at 12:39
1
This worked for me on 64-bit Ubuntu MATE 18.04 LTS (Bionic), as of July 2018, when editing /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf file like I did in 16.04 LTS, did no good.
– ablaze
Jul 7 '18 at 19:52
add a comment |
For Ubuntu 14.04 create the file:
/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/12-autologin.conf
and add:
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=youruser
answered Apr 28 '14 at 12:02
nkefnkef
6911614
I had to create this file and all it had was this and worked!
– Peter
Oct 20 '14 at 12:39
1
This worked for me on 64-bit Ubuntu MATE 18.04 LTS (Bionic), as of July 2018, when editing /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf file like I did in 16.04 LTS, did no good.
– ablaze
Jul 7 '18 at 19:52
add a comment |
For Ubuntu 14.04 create the file:
/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/12-autologin.conf
and add:
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=youruser
answered Apr 28 '14 at 12:02
nkefnkef
6911614
For Ubuntu 14.04 create the file:
/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/12-autologin.conf
and add:
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=youruser
answered Apr 28 '14 at 12:02
nkefnkef
6911614
edited Apr 28 '14 at 12:22
answered Apr 28 '14 at 12:02
nkefnkef
6911614
answered Apr 28 '14 at 12:02
nkefnkef
6911614
answered Apr 28 '14 at 12:02
nkefnkef
6911614
6911614
I had to create this file and all it had was this and worked!
– Peter
Oct 20 '14 at 12:39
1
This worked for me on 64-bit Ubuntu MATE 18.04 LTS (Bionic), as of July 2018, when editing /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf file like I did in 16.04 LTS, did no good.
– ablaze
Jul 7 '18 at 19:52
add a comment |
I had to create this file and all it had was this and worked!
– Peter
Oct 20 '14 at 12:39
1
This worked for me on 64-bit Ubuntu MATE 18.04 LTS (Bionic), as of July 2018, when editing /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf file like I did in 16.04 LTS, did no good.
– ablaze
Jul 7 '18 at 19:52
I had to create this file and all it had was this and worked!
– Peter
Oct 20 '14 at 12:39
I had to create this file and all it had was this and worked!
– Peter
Oct 20 '14 at 12:39
1
1
This worked for me on 64-bit Ubuntu MATE 18.04 LTS (Bionic), as of July 2018, when editing /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf file like I did in 16.04 LTS, did no good.
– ablaze
Jul 7 '18 at 19:52
This worked for me on 64-bit Ubuntu MATE 18.04 LTS (Bionic), as of July 2018, when editing /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf file like I did in 16.04 LTS, did no good.
– ablaze
Jul 7 '18 at 19:52
add a comment |
You can easily do this with lightdm-set-defaults if you'd rather not edit lightdm.conf manually:
sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults --autologin "$USER"
It will not set the autologin timeout, but the default for that is 0 in the code anyway, so you don't need to set it.
edited Apr 26 '16 at 11:11
David Foerster
28k1365111
answered Dec 6 '12 at 19:49
mfischmfisch
2,67712138
Copy pasters: sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults --autologin "$USER"
– Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
Feb 10 '14 at 7:34
8
This doesn't work in 14.04 LTS as lightdm-set-defaults was removed then so the other methods are better.
– Robert Ancell
Aug 22 '14 at 7:33
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You can easily do this with lightdm-set-defaults if you'd rather not edit lightdm.conf manually:
sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults --autologin "$USER"
It will not set the autologin timeout, but the default for that is 0 in the code anyway, so you don't need to set it.
edited Apr 26 '16 at 11:11
David Foerster
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answered Dec 6 '12 at 19:49
mfischmfisch
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Copy pasters: sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults --autologin "$USER"
– Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
Feb 10 '14 at 7:34
8
This doesn't work in 14.04 LTS as lightdm-set-defaults was removed then so the other methods are better.
– Robert Ancell
Aug 22 '14 at 7:33
add a comment |
You can easily do this with lightdm-set-defaults if you'd rather not edit lightdm.conf manually:
sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults --autologin "$USER"
It will not set the autologin timeout, but the default for that is 0 in the code anyway, so you don't need to set it.
edited Apr 26 '16 at 11:11
David Foerster
28k1365111
answered Dec 6 '12 at 19:49
mfischmfisch
2,67712138
You can easily do this with lightdm-set-defaults if you'd rather not edit lightdm.conf manually:
sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults --autologin "$USER"
It will not set the autologin timeout, but the default for that is 0 in the code anyway, so you don't need to set it.
edited Apr 26 '16 at 11:11
David Foerster
28k1365111
answered Dec 6 '12 at 19:49
mfischmfisch
2,67712138
edited Apr 26 '16 at 11:11
David Foerster
28k1365111
edited Apr 26 '16 at 11:11
David Foerster
28k1365111
edited Apr 26 '16 at 11:11
David Foerster
28k1365111
28k1365111
answered Dec 6 '12 at 19:49
mfischmfisch
2,67712138
answered Dec 6 '12 at 19:49
mfischmfisch
2,67712138
answered Dec 6 '12 at 19:49
mfischmfisch
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2,67712138
Copy pasters: sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults --autologin "$USER"
– Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
Feb 10 '14 at 7:34
8
This doesn't work in 14.04 LTS as lightdm-set-defaults was removed then so the other methods are better.
– Robert Ancell
Aug 22 '14 at 7:33
add a comment |
Copy pasters: sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults --autologin "$USER"
– Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
Feb 10 '14 at 7:34
8
This doesn't work in 14.04 LTS as lightdm-set-defaults was removed then so the other methods are better.
– Robert Ancell
Aug 22 '14 at 7:33
Copy pasters: sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults --autologin "$USER"
– Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
Feb 10 '14 at 7:34
Copy pasters: sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults --autologin "$USER"
– Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
Feb 10 '14 at 7:34
8
8
This doesn't work in 14.04 LTS as lightdm-set-defaults was removed then so the other methods are better.
– Robert Ancell
Aug 22 '14 at 7:33
This doesn't work in 14.04 LTS as lightdm-set-defaults was removed then so the other methods are better.
– Robert Ancell
Aug 22 '14 at 7:33
add a comment |
gksu gedit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
add lines:
autologin-user=username
autologin-user-timeout=0
example:
[SeatDefaults]
user-session=ubuntu
greeter-session=unity-greeter
autologin-user=alan
autologin-user-timeout=0
edited Mar 25 '13 at 14:06
Seth♦
34.3k26110162
answered Mar 25 '13 at 13:46
AlanAlan
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add a comment |
gksu gedit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
add lines:
autologin-user=username
autologin-user-timeout=0
example:
[SeatDefaults]
user-session=ubuntu
greeter-session=unity-greeter
autologin-user=alan
autologin-user-timeout=0
edited Mar 25 '13 at 14:06
Seth♦
34.3k26110162
answered Mar 25 '13 at 13:46
AlanAlan
7111
add a comment |
gksu gedit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
add lines:
autologin-user=username
autologin-user-timeout=0
example:
[SeatDefaults]
user-session=ubuntu
greeter-session=unity-greeter
autologin-user=alan
autologin-user-timeout=0
edited Mar 25 '13 at 14:06
Seth♦
34.3k26110162
answered Mar 25 '13 at 13:46
AlanAlan
7111
gksu gedit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
add lines:
autologin-user=username
autologin-user-timeout=0
example:
[SeatDefaults]
user-session=ubuntu
greeter-session=unity-greeter
autologin-user=alan
autologin-user-timeout=0
edited Mar 25 '13 at 14:06
Seth♦
34.3k26110162
answered Mar 25 '13 at 13:46
AlanAlan
7111
edited Mar 25 '13 at 14:06
Seth♦
34.3k26110162
edited Mar 25 '13 at 14:06
Seth♦
34.3k26110162
edited Mar 25 '13 at 14:06
Seth♦
34.3k26110162
34.3k26110162
answered Mar 25 '13 at 13:46
AlanAlan
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answered Mar 25 '13 at 13:46
AlanAlan
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answered Mar 25 '13 at 13:46
AlanAlan
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Open settings, select 'user accounts'. Click the unlock button, then change the Automatic Login switch to "On"
answered Nov 2 '12 at 6:09
luyangliuableluyangliuable
313
1
Thank you Luyang Liu, but this optino is not displayed in User Accounts.
– Agmenor
Jan 17 '13 at 18:34
add a comment |
Open settings, select 'user accounts'. Click the unlock button, then change the Automatic Login switch to "On"
answered Nov 2 '12 at 6:09
luyangliuableluyangliuable
313
1
Thank you Luyang Liu, but this optino is not displayed in User Accounts.
– Agmenor
Jan 17 '13 at 18:34
add a comment |
Open settings, select 'user accounts'. Click the unlock button, then change the Automatic Login switch to "On"
answered Nov 2 '12 at 6:09
luyangliuableluyangliuable
313
Open settings, select 'user accounts'. Click the unlock button, then change the Automatic Login switch to "On"
answered Nov 2 '12 at 6:09
luyangliuableluyangliuable
313
answered Nov 2 '12 at 6:09
luyangliuableluyangliuable
313
answered Nov 2 '12 at 6:09
luyangliuableluyangliuable
313
answered Nov 2 '12 at 6:09
luyangliuableluyangliuable
313
313
1
Thank you Luyang Liu, but this optino is not displayed in User Accounts.
– Agmenor
Jan 17 '13 at 18:34
add a comment |
1
Thank you Luyang Liu, but this optino is not displayed in User Accounts.
– Agmenor
Jan 17 '13 at 18:34
1
1
Thank you Luyang Liu, but this optino is not displayed in User Accounts.
– Agmenor
Jan 17 '13 at 18:34
Thank you Luyang Liu, but this optino is not displayed in User Accounts.
– Agmenor
Jan 17 '13 at 18:34
add a comment |
Search for "User Accounts" application.
Select the account you want to autologin
Toggle the Automatic Login switch to On
That should do the work.
answered Oct 16 '11 at 19:01
FernandoFernando
33817
add a comment |
Search for "User Accounts" application.
Select the account you want to autologin
Toggle the Automatic Login switch to On
That should do the work.
answered Oct 16 '11 at 19:01
FernandoFernando
33817
add a comment |
Search for "User Accounts" application.
Select the account you want to autologin
Toggle the Automatic Login switch to On
That should do the work.
answered Oct 16 '11 at 19:01
FernandoFernando
33817
Search for "User Accounts" application.
Select the account you want to autologin
Toggle the Automatic Login switch to On
That should do the work.
answered Oct 16 '11 at 19:01
FernandoFernando
33817
answered Oct 16 '11 at 19:01
FernandoFernando
33817
answered Oct 16 '11 at 19:01
FernandoFernando
33817
answered Oct 16 '11 at 19:01
FernandoFernando
33817
33817
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add a comment |
I can confirm that this works for 16.04.
Using your favourite editor, amend /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf.
Add autologin-user=xxxx to the file, for example:
[Seat:*]
greeter-session=lightdm-gtk-greeter
autologin-user=wmurphy
Remember to also set the Not asked to login option under Users and Groups.
edited Jun 3 '17 at 9:50
Zanna
50.6k13135241
answered Jun 3 '17 at 9:19
Wari MurphyWari Murphy
111
add a comment |
I can confirm that this works for 16.04.
Using your favourite editor, amend /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf.
Add autologin-user=xxxx to the file, for example:
[Seat:*]
greeter-session=lightdm-gtk-greeter
autologin-user=wmurphy
Remember to also set the Not asked to login option under Users and Groups.
edited Jun 3 '17 at 9:50
Zanna
50.6k13135241
answered Jun 3 '17 at 9:19
Wari MurphyWari Murphy
111
add a comment |
I can confirm that this works for 16.04.
Using your favourite editor, amend /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf.
Add autologin-user=xxxx to the file, for example:
[Seat:*]
greeter-session=lightdm-gtk-greeter
autologin-user=wmurphy
Remember to also set the Not asked to login option under Users and Groups.
edited Jun 3 '17 at 9:50
Zanna
50.6k13135241
answered Jun 3 '17 at 9:19
Wari MurphyWari Murphy
111
I can confirm that this works for 16.04.
Using your favourite editor, amend /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf.
Add autologin-user=xxxx to the file, for example:
[Seat:*]
greeter-session=lightdm-gtk-greeter
autologin-user=wmurphy
Remember to also set the Not asked to login option under Users and Groups.
edited Jun 3 '17 at 9:50
Zanna
50.6k13135241
answered Jun 3 '17 at 9:19
Wari MurphyWari Murphy
111
edited Jun 3 '17 at 9:50
Zanna
50.6k13135241
edited Jun 3 '17 at 9:50
Zanna
50.6k13135241
edited Jun 3 '17 at 9:50
Zanna
50.6k13135241
50.6k13135241
answered Jun 3 '17 at 9:19
Wari MurphyWari Murphy
111
answered Jun 3 '17 at 9:19
Wari MurphyWari Murphy
111
answered Jun 3 '17 at 9:19
Wari MurphyWari Murphy
111
111
add a comment |
add a comment |
I have 12.10 xubuntu.
In users and groups choose your user, and click word "Change..." next to "Password:"
(it does not look like a button, what might be a bit misleading).
There you can change password, or at the bottom mark "Don't ask for password on login" box.
Hope it works.
answered Jan 16 '13 at 14:37
ChrisChris
1
Thank you very much Chris. However, as explained in my question, this solution is not displayed in User Accounts.
– Agmenor
Jan 17 '13 at 18:34
add a comment |
I have 12.10 xubuntu.
In users and groups choose your user, and click word "Change..." next to "Password:"
(it does not look like a button, what might be a bit misleading).
There you can change password, or at the bottom mark "Don't ask for password on login" box.
Hope it works.
answered Jan 16 '13 at 14:37
ChrisChris
1
Thank you very much Chris. However, as explained in my question, this solution is not displayed in User Accounts.
– Agmenor
Jan 17 '13 at 18:34
add a comment |
I have 12.10 xubuntu.
In users and groups choose your user, and click word "Change..." next to "Password:"
(it does not look like a button, what might be a bit misleading).
There you can change password, or at the bottom mark "Don't ask for password on login" box.
Hope it works.
answered Jan 16 '13 at 14:37
ChrisChris
1
I have 12.10 xubuntu.
In users and groups choose your user, and click word "Change..." next to "Password:"
(it does not look like a button, what might be a bit misleading).
There you can change password, or at the bottom mark "Don't ask for password on login" box.
Hope it works.
answered Jan 16 '13 at 14:37
ChrisChris
1
answered Jan 16 '13 at 14:37
ChrisChris
1
answered Jan 16 '13 at 14:37
ChrisChris
1
answered Jan 16 '13 at 14:37
ChrisChris
1
1
Thank you very much Chris. However, as explained in my question, this solution is not displayed in User Accounts.
– Agmenor
Jan 17 '13 at 18:34
add a comment |
Thank you very much Chris. However, as explained in my question, this solution is not displayed in User Accounts.
– Agmenor
Jan 17 '13 at 18:34
Thank you very much Chris. However, as explained in my question, this solution is not displayed in User Accounts.
– Agmenor
Jan 17 '13 at 18:34
Thank you very much Chris. However, as explained in my question, this solution is not displayed in User Accounts.
– Agmenor
Jan 17 '13 at 18:34
add a comment |
I just discovered that, I need to have ubuntu-desktop to be install before lightdm could function. This solved my issue when trying to get lightdm to actually login in without going in loop.
The reason for the system to go in loop may be because lightdm needs the ubuntu desktop before it may work.
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
answered Jun 11 '13 at 23:11
FaronFaron
1,093914
This is absolutely wrong, since I'm usinglightdmwithopenboxenvironment only
– Patrizio Bertoni
Sep 19 '17 at 14:54
Can you point to a link for how to do this? I had set lightdm.conf user-session=LXDE, then switched that to openbox as per /usr/share/xessions/openbox.desktop, but it keeps starting LXDE.
– naasking
Sep 4 '18 at 11:40
add a comment |
I just discovered that, I need to have ubuntu-desktop to be install before lightdm could function. This solved my issue when trying to get lightdm to actually login in without going in loop.
The reason for the system to go in loop may be because lightdm needs the ubuntu desktop before it may work.
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
answered Jun 11 '13 at 23:11
FaronFaron
1,093914
This is absolutely wrong, since I'm usinglightdmwithopenboxenvironment only
– Patrizio Bertoni
Sep 19 '17 at 14:54
Can you point to a link for how to do this? I had set lightdm.conf user-session=LXDE, then switched that to openbox as per /usr/share/xessions/openbox.desktop, but it keeps starting LXDE.
– naasking
Sep 4 '18 at 11:40
add a comment |
I just discovered that, I need to have ubuntu-desktop to be install before lightdm could function. This solved my issue when trying to get lightdm to actually login in without going in loop.
The reason for the system to go in loop may be because lightdm needs the ubuntu desktop before it may work.
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
answered Jun 11 '13 at 23:11
FaronFaron
1,093914
I just discovered that, I need to have ubuntu-desktop to be install before lightdm could function. This solved my issue when trying to get lightdm to actually login in without going in loop.
The reason for the system to go in loop may be because lightdm needs the ubuntu desktop before it may work.
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
answered Jun 11 '13 at 23:11
FaronFaron
1,093914
answered Jun 11 '13 at 23:11
FaronFaron
1,093914
answered Jun 11 '13 at 23:11
FaronFaron
1,093914
answered Jun 11 '13 at 23:11
FaronFaron
1,093914
1,093914
This is absolutely wrong, since I'm usinglightdmwithopenboxenvironment only
– Patrizio Bertoni
Sep 19 '17 at 14:54
Can you point to a link for how to do this? I had set lightdm.conf user-session=LXDE, then switched that to openbox as per /usr/share/xessions/openbox.desktop, but it keeps starting LXDE.
– naasking
Sep 4 '18 at 11:40
add a comment |
This is absolutely wrong, since I'm usinglightdmwithopenboxenvironment only
– Patrizio Bertoni
Sep 19 '17 at 14:54
Can you point to a link for how to do this? I had set lightdm.conf user-session=LXDE, then switched that to openbox as per /usr/share/xessions/openbox.desktop, but it keeps starting LXDE.
– naasking
Sep 4 '18 at 11:40
This is absolutely wrong, since I'm using
lightdm with openbox environment only– Patrizio Bertoni
Sep 19 '17 at 14:54
This is absolutely wrong, since I'm using
lightdm with openbox environment only– Patrizio Bertoni
Sep 19 '17 at 14:54
Can you point to a link for how to do this? I had set lightdm.conf user-session=LXDE, then switched that to openbox as per /usr/share/xessions/openbox.desktop, but it keeps starting LXDE.
– naasking
Sep 4 '18 at 11:40
Can you point to a link for how to do this? I had set lightdm.conf user-session=LXDE, then switched that to openbox as per /usr/share/xessions/openbox.desktop, but it keeps starting LXDE.
– naasking
Sep 4 '18 at 11:40
add a comment |
I had the same problem, I solved it with the following steps:
- login as root:
sudo su
enter the file:
sudo nano /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf
at the bottom add:
autologin-user=xxxx
save the content of the file then exit and reboot.
This should definitely work.
edited Nov 20 '17 at 9:55
Olorin
2,131720
answered Nov 20 '17 at 9:09
SH ShaHadSH ShaHad
62
add a comment |
I had the same problem, I solved it with the following steps:
- login as root:
sudo su
enter the file:
sudo nano /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf
at the bottom add:
autologin-user=xxxx
save the content of the file then exit and reboot.
This should definitely work.
edited Nov 20 '17 at 9:55
Olorin
2,131720
answered Nov 20 '17 at 9:09
SH ShaHadSH ShaHad
62
add a comment |
I had the same problem, I solved it with the following steps:
- login as root:
sudo su
enter the file:
sudo nano /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf
at the bottom add:
autologin-user=xxxx
save the content of the file then exit and reboot.
This should definitely work.
edited Nov 20 '17 at 9:55
Olorin
2,131720
answered Nov 20 '17 at 9:09
SH ShaHadSH ShaHad
62
I had the same problem, I solved it with the following steps:
- login as root:
sudo su
enter the file:
sudo nano /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf
at the bottom add:
autologin-user=xxxx
save the content of the file then exit and reboot.
This should definitely work.
edited Nov 20 '17 at 9:55
Olorin
2,131720
answered Nov 20 '17 at 9:09
SH ShaHadSH ShaHad
62
edited Nov 20 '17 at 9:55
Olorin
2,131720
edited Nov 20 '17 at 9:55
Olorin
2,131720
edited Nov 20 '17 at 9:55
Olorin
2,131720
2,131720
answered Nov 20 '17 at 9:09
SH ShaHadSH ShaHad
62
answered Nov 20 '17 at 9:09
SH ShaHadSH ShaHad
62
answered Nov 20 '17 at 9:09
SH ShaHadSH ShaHad
62
62
add a comment |
add a comment |
In Ubuntu 18.04 (Xubuntu Minimal Desktop), create /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf and add the following:
# /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=<username>
autologin-user-timeout=0
I couldn't get it working through the lightdm.conf.d folder.
answered 7 mins ago
JaakkoJaakko
1013
add a comment |
In Ubuntu 18.04 (Xubuntu Minimal Desktop), create /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf and add the following:
# /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=<username>
autologin-user-timeout=0
I couldn't get it working through the lightdm.conf.d folder.
answered 7 mins ago
JaakkoJaakko
1013
add a comment |
In Ubuntu 18.04 (Xubuntu Minimal Desktop), create /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf and add the following:
# /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=<username>
autologin-user-timeout=0
I couldn't get it working through the lightdm.conf.d folder.
answered 7 mins ago
JaakkoJaakko
1013
In Ubuntu 18.04 (Xubuntu Minimal Desktop), create /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf and add the following:
# /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=<username>
autologin-user-timeout=0
I couldn't get it working through the lightdm.conf.d folder.
answered 7 mins ago
JaakkoJaakko
1013
answered 7 mins ago
JaakkoJaakko
1013
answered 7 mins ago
JaakkoJaakko
1013
answered 7 mins ago
JaakkoJaakko
1013
1013
add a comment |
add a comment |
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FYI, If you are using home folder encryption, you can't enable auto login.
– Saeid Zebardast
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