Submitted by ggarron on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 16:11
I think this should work for any Linux operating system using Gnome, I have tested on Debian and Ubuntu.
Well, automatic login will let you avoid to enter your login and password each time you turn on your PC, this could be insecure, but if your computer is physically secured it is Ok to enable this, that could make your booting more smooth.
How to do it?
On Gnome go to:
Systems->Administration->Login Window, you will be prompted for the administrator password, enter it and then select Security tab, once in there select Enable automatic login and select the user you want to be automatically logged in, each time you turn on your PC.
Someone with physical access to the machine can easily boot in recovery mode, or from a boot CD. Hard disks can be disassembled from the computer and read in external cases. Passwords will not protect from malicious attackers. On the contrary: They can even add to a false sense of security, leaving valuable data on the drive without further protection.
Consider to have your hard drive encrypted. This is the only way to protect private data even if it has been stolen. If you are the only user of your computer, you can then enable automatic login without limiting security.
Thank you very much for this information.
Good post thanks for sharing.
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It may be faster but it is NOT secure ;)
It works as well with xfce
Applications > settings > login window
I just did this in KDE. Only extra thing I had to do was add my user name under ther Users tab.
I wrote an article some time ago that covers both Gnome and KDE Auto logins
Nice article about Gnome and KDE.
Thanks Binny
Guillermo Garron
I think that this title should be rewritten as "Automatic Login - Gnome" since this obviously doesn't cover KDE, and Gnome is NOT "the Linux desktop."
Actually you are right, thanks for your comments,
1. changing the title - Done!
:)
Guillermo Garron