How to auto-login in Xubuntu?

Question

In spite of setting auto-login in the Xubuntu settings (XFCE/System/Users and Groups) I have to login each time when I start up the computer. How can this be changed?

Answer 1

This worked for me, type in a terminal:

sudo nano /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/10-xubuntu.conf

or

sudo mousepad /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/10-xubuntu.conf

(depending which text editor you want to use)

Change from:

[SeatDefaults]
user-session=xubuntu

To:

[SeatDefaults]
user-session=xubuntu
autologin-user=YourDesiredAutoLoginUserName

To remove password on resume, right-click the system tray power icon then Preferences. This brings up the XFCE power manager (Alternatively you can navigate to XFCE/Settings/Settings Manager/Power Manager). Click Extended in the left pane. Uncheck Lock screen when going for suspend/hibernate.

The last place is XFCE/System/Users and Groups. If it's set "Password: Asked on login" you can change that but it's really not necessary and this did not work for me.

Source: Ubuntu Forum, SuperUser

Answer 2

Click on Settings --> Users and Groups

Next to Password, click on Change

Click on Don't ask for password on login

Answer 3

Things appear to have changed a bit since the accepted answer was written. Under Xubuntu 16.04 the settings have moved to

/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

and they look like this

[Seat:*]
autologin-guest=false
autologin-user=gord
autologin-user-timeout=0