Re: xdm autologin important for tiny devices
On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:58:36 -0430, Roberto De Oliveira wrote:
>> That is half the way to full automatic login! Every day for the last 10
>> years I've had to type in username and password. Can somebody tell me
>> how to get some relief without having to switch display managers, for
>> heavens sake.
>
> Maybe, the problem is that _there is_ a display manager. If you are the
> only user and you want autologin... Why to use a DM? You can make a
> script with "su" and "startx" and use it like a system service.
"Autologin" is a feature that is available in other DM (kdm/gdm) so
people miss having that option on another display managers.
BTW, I also use autologin in GNOME/gdm and still need a DM :-)
Greetings,
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Camaleón
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