Reconfigure automatic login in ubuntu 9.04 jaunty jackalope
If you like me upgraded to ubuntu 9.04 jaunty jackalope changes are that you are confronted with a login screen at startup. Here's an easy way to get back your settings to login immediately. If you think this is a security risk, just read the article 10 ways of resetting a lost linux root password and think if you really need to protect against 4 year olds. If you really need security take appropriate measures. To me the login screen is only an annoyance.
Here's how to remove it:
Open a shell and enter:
$sudo gdmsetup
type your password and you'll get the login window preferences window
choose the security tab, and enable automatic login, choose your username and close the window.
Next time you restart you are logged in without typing username and password again.
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Black screen
Anonymous 35 weeks 15 hours 39 min 1 sec ago
I tried these in a recovery shell
apt-get remove fglrx
apt-get remove xorg-driver-fglrx
apt-get remove compiz-core
as suggested when I researched my problem on Ubuntu forums but all to no avail.
Please help
Thanks
Black screen
Anonymous 35 weeks 16 hours 38 min 55 sec ago
Hi, i followed this and now all I get is a black screen. The Ubuntu logo shows up and then just a black screen.
How can I repair or undo this?
Thanks
start by reading your logs
kaikokan 34 weeks 6 days 17 hours 18 min ago
I can't imagine you messed up your configuration by following this. It seems like there is something wrong with your gdm or Xorg configuration. Start reading in /var/log/gdm/
/var/log/Xorg
/var/log/messages
if you see error messages in one of those files, search for those on google
It's probably something simple
try ctrl-alt-F8 to see error messages (ctrl-alt-F7 to get back)
Maybe a faulty /etc/X11/xorg.conf
see if there's a backup xorg.conf in /etc/X11
you can try to reconfigure x:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
If you really uninstalled your fglrx driver, I think you should reinstall it.
If you need a package manager on the command line try aptitude
Enabling Automatic Login not possible
Anonymous 37 weeks 1 day 20 hours 16 min ago
I did exactly what you suggested and found that my username does not appear in the drop-down list. The list is actually empty. When I type in my username, I get an error message: "The "piotr" user UID is lower than allowed MinimalUID." I cannot proceed from there. Please help.
minimal UID
susan 37 weeks 1 day 17 hours 33 min ago
seems like your user has a to low uid, see the security settings in the screenshot? Try lowering the minimal uid or even setting the allow system administrator login checkbutton
to above poster: in Jaunty
Anonymous 38 weeks 3 days 12 hours 33 min ago
to above poster: in Jaunty that link is no longer there
ubuntu auto login
Anonymous 38 weeks 3 days 12 hours 34 min ago
what if someone click on log out, will it prompt for a password? Is there a way to lock down the lock out button or can it automatic log in without a password? I try to log out, but it's prompt me the password again.
Thanks for the solution. Is
Anonymous 38 weeks 3 days 12 hours 35 min ago
Thanks for the solution.
Is there a 100% command-line equivalent?
ubuntu automatic login command line
susan 37 weeks 1 day 17 hours 16 min ago
sudo aptitude install rungetty
sudo vi /etc/event.d/tty1
comment out "exec /sbin/getty 38400 tty1"
add line "exec /sbin/rungetty tty1 --autologin username"
using vi:
go to beginning of line you need to comment out:
"/exec"
type i
type #
use esc
type o
type:
exec /sbin/rungetty tty1 --autologin username
use esc button again
type:
:x
now when you restart you'll have a logged in shell on tty1 (ctrl-alt F1 to reach your tty1 1, ctrl-alt F7 to get back to the graphical screen)
OR
Edit /etc/gdm/gdm.conf
AutomaticLoginEnable=true
AutomaticLogin=username
For automatically logging in to the Desktop
auto logon
Anonymous 41 weeks 5 days 20 min 40 sec ago
Very Good, thanks
Ubuntu Automatic Login
Anonymous 44 weeks 3 days 20 hours 14 min ago
You can also get to the Login Window Preferences by going to the menu: System/Administration/Login Window. Then enter your password.