Questions tagged [auto-login]
Questions about having the computer automatically, without user intervention, login to an account at startup.
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Ubuntu automatically logs on to guest account [closed]
I installed Zorin 9 using a USB on my Dell Inspiron 1440 laptop
After the installation completed and I rebooted the system, Grub doesn't show up on my external screen, waited for 20 secs, pressed F1 ...
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Login Screen Crashes and enter without password in 14.04LTS?
I am using ubuntu14.04LTS in dual boot mode with window8.1.
I have set the password for both, and in ubuntu whenever prompt for password it crashes. It wont allow me to put even the mouse_pointer ...
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Login to GUI through Command line
I want to login to Ubuntu through command line which will then redirect me to GUI, is there any way to do this?
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lightdm: lock session after (only) auto-login
I'd like to be able to have my KDE session started with lightdm auto login but lock immediately. But if I logout and then back in, I don't want the lock.
I found this bug:
https://bugs.kde.org/...
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How to enable autologin on Ubuntu Server 14.10? [duplicate]
I'm looking for how to set auto-login on Ubuntu Server 14.10 from console.
All information I find out there is for 14.04, and configuration files seem to have changed a lot.
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how can I configure my live (x|l|k)ubuntu to: have my username and NOT autologin
I am playing around with the ISO image of a few Ubuntu derivatives - which should be fairly similar to Ubuntu. The version is 14.04.1 64bit. The idea here is to create a custom live USB stick, based ...
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LightDM: user-session doesn't work, nor do multiple sessions at start
On my media center (XUbuntu 14.10), I am trying to autostart Kodi in the focussed session and also start and autologin xfce4 in a second unfocussed session (I hope Steam In-Home Streaming doesn't need ...
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Bringing back default ubuntu shell option in login
I use Ubuntu 14.04 with GNOME 3.10
Some time ago i set my default login shell to be GNOME and i can't choose anything else but GNOME now.
Simply when i have the choice to login as me or guest, when ...
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Autologin on lubuntu 14.10
How can I enable autologin on lubuntu 14.10?
I tried various method like this LXDE Auto Login but they don't work.
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14.04: No Auto login at User Account settings - I am administrator
This is what my picture would look like if I was allowed to post pictures...
Account Type Administrator
Language English (New Zealand)
Login Options [blank]
Password ****
Last ...
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Ubuntu 14.10 Auto Login [duplicate]
I upgraded to Ubuntu 14.10 from 14.04 LTS about a month ago. I have my computer encrypted already, so I have to put a password in when starting up my computer. But I also have to login each and every ...
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I can't make Ubuntu ask for a password anymore!
I enabled auto-login some time ago and now I can't disable it. I've switched it at the user accounts options and it doesn't work! It says "off", but it's actually still on. And I also can't make ...
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How to enable autologin but still require password
I am running Ubuntu GNOME 14.04, using gdm display manager and gnome-shell environment and I need to achieve the following behaviour: after boot, a selected user is automatically logged in, but a ...
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How do I unlock my SSH keys on login in Ubuntu Server?
I'm making a new server that will pull backups from multiple sources on a schedule, so I'd like it to connect via SSH using a key.
Setting this up in Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop is trivial, you write the ...
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Auto login with Kubuntu 14.10 KDE 5 plasma
II've been trying to auto login, Kubuntu 14.10 KDE 5 plasma. I had this working by adding sddm.conf file in the etc dir containing:
[Autologin]
User=$USERNAME
Session=plasma.desktop
Substitute your ...
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How to fix graphical auto-login?
I tried to set up auto-login but I still have to login each time when I start up the computer. How can this be changed?
What if changing the Xubuntu settings (XFCE/System/Users and Groups) doesn't ...
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What file specifies the desktop environment for a user?
I'm having problems with Unity on a slow laptop, but it's configured to autologin so I never see the login screen. Also, the screen or display driver is messed up so I don't see the far right part of ...
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Automatically Login for All Users
I don't know, whether this is possible, but...
Since I have lvm-encrypted my entire disk, I see no reason to type another password to login right after startup. However, at the moment I have two user ...
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Is there any facial recognition software for logging in on Ubuntu 14.04/10
Is there any facial recognition software for logging in on Ubuntu 14.04? I've searched the web, and found projects like PAM and IMRSV Cara. I also found instructions for running these programs on ...
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How can I make the login screen appear instead of logging me in automatically?
My ubuntu logs me directly into my desktop, but is not showing the login screen. I have 14.04 LTS so I want to select KDE, but my system boots to the desktop directly. Any way to go to the login ...
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In ubuntu 14.04 the theme does not load correctly if autologin is enabled
Well, the title describes my problem. If I disable auto login then everything works fine. If I enable it, the theme doesn't show up correctly after booting. If I logout and login again, then it works. ...
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Ubuntu 13.10, after update login loop
So, today I update some packages and then I shut it down. When I turn it on, it ask for a pw (I had automatic login).
Tried several things, removing .Xauthority, .cache and .ICEauthority, check ...
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Network Manager asks to unlock keyring after auto login
After updating from Precise to Trusty I get a popup requesting to unlock the keyring for Network Manager after each login (autologin is enabled). On the Internet people advise to make the connection ...
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OEM Server www directory permissions
I am building a simple LAMP that records factory automation data and serves that info locally to tablets and PC's via wifi. I have it set to boot-up automatically when power is applied and log-in ...
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Having computer switch to guest account after a certain amount of time
Instead of having the screensaver lock my computer is it possible to have it switch to the guest account instead. I'm using ubuntu 13.10 64bit
Thanks
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LXDE Auto Login
I have a VERY old kubuntu server that I had to install LXDE on in order to keep it going (before lubuntu was born).
I just upgraded it to 12.04 as I finally had a need for some more modern features. ...
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Remove startup password when default login is command line
When I boot up my computer, it goes straight to the command line. I modified /etc/default/grub file from GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" to quiet splash text.
Can someone please explain ...
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Why can't I log into Lubuntu after the 13.04 update, even if I know the password?
After the 13.04 update the login screen started to appear, even though I chose to automatically login in the Lubuntu install options one week ago.
Even if my password and username is correct it won't ...
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Lubuntu 13.04 minimal auto-login deosn't work
I have install lubuntu 13.04 minimal on an old netbook.
I would like to use autologin.
I have changed the first lines of /etc/lxdm/default.conf to the following:
autologin=arthur
timeout=3
session=/...
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Auto-login sometimes fails
Running Ubuntu 12.04, 64-bit, 3.8.0-31-generic
Occasionally, perhaps 33%, on bootup, I get my MDM manual login screen and need to enter username/password, even though I've configured mdmsetup for ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 x32 Server CLI - How to Enable - Auto Login via CLI
Ubuntu 13.04 x32 Server Auto Login via CLI
Please advise if there is a native option on Ubuntu 13.04 x32 Server CLI mode (Non GUI) - Auto Login option
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How do I keep logged into websites so I don't have to logging everytime?
Every time I start my browser I have to login to my yahoo email. Also sometimes I have to login into gmail, or facebook or linkedin.
When I used windows I did not have to keep logging into my ...
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What does the automatic login option do?
Under "User Accounts", there's a toggle option labeled Automatic Login:
What does that do if it's tabbed to "on"?
I haven't tried the function yet and I'd like advice from an ...
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Can startup applications be run on the login screen stack without logging in?
I'm going to set up my computer to be turned on at night and it will automatically start downloading. For security reasons, I do not want to set up Ubuntu to automatically login. The problem is the ...
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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 auto-...
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12.10: Can Log Into Terminal, But Cannot Log Into Desktop
I just installed Ubuntu and after some struggles I have a GUI! However, on startup, it won't accept my password. Some more info:
I set it to "Login automatically" during install.
During the ...
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Ubuntu automatically logs in as gdm how do I stop this?
Not sure what I did but as of this morning ubuntu on my imac has been auto logging in as gdm. I've tried the following remedies
reinstall lightdm and ubuntu-desktop
delete auto-login and set auto-...
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How to bypass login screen on boot?
I installed Ubuntu to dual boot on my XP box but it wouldn't ever work, so I uninstalled it and am now downloading it to install as a stand-alone OS on another PC.
But one thing it did do that drove ...
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12.04 How to automatically boot to single user mode with auto login
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 on one of 4 machines and am configuring it. When the machine is used in "production" mode it will be headless and will need to boot into single user mode automatically (...
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Auto Login not working [duplicate]
I have Ubuntu 12.04 desktop running on my box. I enabled 'auto login' for my account (only account on system) and it has worked just fine before. I usually have it as a headless server. I needed to ...
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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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How to boot as root without password on a headless Ubuntu 11.04?
I'm using a Pandaboard as a closed system (no Ethernet, wireless, or display) which runs ubuntu 11.04 server edition. I have a external power switch and I would like to boot up the system with this ...
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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? [duplicate]
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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Login Screen returns to login screen [duplicate]
After many many reboots in a couple days while experimenting with BIOS settings effecting the speed Hardbrake runs at, today I find after a reboot that I have to type in password to log in - ...
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Autologin not working on GDM with Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04
I would like to know how to make GDM to autologin with the default (and only) account. I use it with Gnome3 on my 2 machines (one with 12.04 and the other with 11.10).
I have selected to auto-login ...
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Running application in "Kiosk mode" [closed]
I am trying to configure ubuntu to run an application only, without giving the user the ability to access a terminal or any other part of the system. This application is a fullscreen python GUI. I ...
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After login I only get a terminal window
First of, let me tell you I'm a n00b at ubuntu. I have updated my Ubuntu mediacenter to a later version of ubuntu, currently at 12.04. I'm working through a lot of updates to get to the latest. But ...
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How do I startup the Computer with an alarm and run a scheduled program?
I want to start my torrent downloading at night after 11 PM so I need my computer to start automatically at 11 PM and then log in to an account and start a torrent program.
I know that I can start up ...
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How do I set automatic login in Ubuntu 12.10? [duplicate]
When I boot my computer, I already have to enter my password to decrypt my drive. So an additional password at the login screen (Light DM) would not be necessary.
How do I enable automatic logging in ...