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Re: How do I enable X autologin without using a display manager?



On Friday 27 March 2009 19:09:03 you wrote:
> Hi !
>
>
> I googled and got some resources... and this worked
>
> =====================================================
>
> First you need to edit the /etc/inittab file
>
> #nano /etc/inittab
>
> look for the following line
>
> 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
>
> and commentout
>
> #1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
>
> add the following line
>
> 1:2345:respawn:/bin/login -f YOUR_USER_NAME tty1 </dev/tty1 >/dev/tty1 2>&1
>
> Save and exit the file
>
> Now you need to edit .bash_profile and at the bottom add  the following
> command and save
>
> startx "
>
> =================================================
>
> I have made a dedicated debina system with auto login to be used as a thin
> client.
>
> Cheers
>
> Varadarajan
>
> www.thinteknix.com
>
> www.cloudversity.com

This reply should be sent to debian-live list :)

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