Lubuntu auto login

**JUSTINBEAIRD** · May 4th, 2010

hello I installed lubuntu-desktop on an old computer for my cousins kids
from the lucid mini.iso
can someone help me set up auto login for them?

**kerry_s** · May 4th, 2010

/etc/lxdm/default.conf

just uncomment to activate it & put your name.

mine looks like this.

**daniele80** · May 4th, 2010

thanks, it works for me

**w1zard** · May 11th, 2010

Worked great for me too - if anyone else wants to do this, it's just a few easy steps:

Open Accessories->LXTerminal

Type the text below and hit enter

Code:

sudo leafpad /etc/lxdm/default.conf

Type your password when prompted, and hit enter again.

Add this line to the text beneath the [base] section, substituting your username:

Code:

autologin=myusername

Save the file, and you're done!

Thanks for the advice

**kerry_s** · May 11th, 2010

Originally Posted by w1zard

Worked great for me too - if anyone else wants to do this, it's just a few easy steps:

Open Accessories->LXTerminal

Type the text below and hit enter

Code:

sudo leafpad /etc/lxdm/default.conf

Type your password when prompted, and hit enter again.

Add this line to the text beneath the [base] section, substituting your username:

Code:

autologin=myusername

Save the file, and you're done!

Thanks for the advice

your suppose to use "gksudo" for graphical programs, then you can just use your alt+f2 run command.

i actually use a script for mine in /usr/local/bin which overides the leafpad command, i have nopasswd set in sudoers for it:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

test=`stat -c %U "$@"`
if [ "$test" == "root" ]; then
	gksudo /usr/bin/leafpad "$@" &
else
	/usr/bin/leafpad "$@" &
fi
exit 0

makes life easy.

**w1zard** · May 11th, 2010

Thanks for the tips! This certainly makes life easier

**MacHaddock** · February 21st, 2012

I got some sort of an error message at reboot saying something about xsession missing and not finding fallback session so I had to remove it again. Someone know what went wrong?

**ethanay** · March 8th, 2013

from http://www.itworld.com/operating-sys...tic-login-mode

In Ubuntu releases starting with 12.04, however, you need to edit a different file. With the new display manager, lightdm, a different file is used to manage this setting. So, you edit the /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf file instead.

lightdm is an X display manager that is fast, extensible and provides the ability to use multiple desktops -- like lubuntu and OpenBox. The lightdm.conf file, after your changes, will look something like this. Note the lack of # signs on the autologin lines:

[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=spongebob
autologin-user-timeout=0
user-session=Lubuntu
greeter-session=lightdm-gtk-greeter
You can switch back to the using a username and password to log in in by reversing the changes described above. Put the comment markers back in front of the autologin lines and reboot.