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Will my data be safe if my laptop is stolen when there is FDE and auto-login?

My SSD supports Full Disk Encryption (FDE). I have enabled FDE and set a password in BIOS. In case my laptop is stolen or lost, I want nobody to be able to get my data. Is it now secure to allow ...
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12.10 Login Screen Skipped, Just begins session

so ive got windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10 dual booted with Windows 8 bootloader and grub timeout set to 0. When it boots i dont even see the orange logo with the orange dots (loading screen) just a blank ...
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Changed account to auto login, now su password does not work

I have one user account on my laptop, and it has the same password as the su password. I changed the user account to an auto login account, and now the user password is not accepted (i.e. ...
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How do I remove Ubuntu's password requirement?

Here are my circumstances: I am running Ubuntu 12.04. I have one user account. I absolutely hate the password requirement. How do I disable this requirement such that my Linux computer will behave ...
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How do I restore password security for log in? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I get Ubuntu to ask me for at password at login again? I have recently installed 12.10 to an HP Pavilion g6-2240sa laptop (dual boot addition to preloaded Windows ...
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How to enable login password in Ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to disable automatic login? I install multiple Operating systems in Virtualbox. I have installed Ubuntu 11.04, 11.10, 12.10 too in it. While installation of Ubuntu ...
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User that does not use password to login needs it to run a command

The user is set to login without a password. When trying to use that user to make a directory the user is asked to prvide a password. Since they don't have a password the system keeps rejecting them ...