Autologin in Lubuntu 12.04, what USERNAME?

**Lyfang** · May 30th, 2012

Hi, I installed Lubuntu 12.04 via Wubi. How can I find my USERNAME to enable autologin in Lubuntu 12.04?
LXTerminal shows USERNAME@ubuntu:~$
User Settings/Users and Groups shows a different USERNAME.

Caution novice computer users, don't edit without fear of dealing with problems.

Enable auto login with LXDM (lightweight display manager) in Lubuntu 12.04:

Add autologin=USERNAME to /etc/lxdm/default.conf

gksudo leafpad /etc/lxdm/default.conf
gksudo leafpad /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf (?)

**zombifier25** · May 30th, 2012

The username in the terminal is the actual username on the system. The username in User Settings is just the display name. Use the first one.

**ajgreeny** · May 30th, 2012

The terminal command

Code:

ls /home

will also tell you the name to use.

**bcbc** · May 30th, 2012

Wubi defaults the display name to the windows account you installed on and the ubuntu userid to the lower case of the windows logon.

The idea is: Windows account: John, Ubuntu username: john. Then when you logon to Ubuntu you see "John".

But in practice many people login to Windows as: Administrator or M5123, and pick an ubuntu username of e.g. john.

So you see Administrator when you logon and your Ubuntu desktop, but your username is still john.

If you don't fit into the "John/john" category, I recommend changing it to avoid confusion: http://askubuntu.com/a/143872/14916

**Lyfang** · May 31st, 2012

Thank's zombifier25, ajgreeny & bcbc. Adding autologin=USERNAME to default.conf & lxdm.conf USERNAME from USERNAME@ubuntu:~$ or User Settings/Users and Groups doesn't work. I have installed Lubuntu 12.04 through Wubi on Windows XP. Any help appreciated.

@bcbc

Code:

sudo cat /etc/passwd | grep USERNAME (from USERNAME@ubuntu:~$)
USERNAME (from USERNAME@ubuntu:~$):x:1000:1000:USERNAME (from login screen LXDM),,,:/home/USERNAME (from USERNAME@ubuntu:~$):/bin/bash

**Lyfang** · June 4th, 2012

[SOLVED] [lubuntu] Autologin in Lubuntu 12.04, what USERNAME?

WARNING! Caution, don't try on production machines without fear of dealing with problems. Write autologin-user=USERNAME (from USERNAME@ubuntu:~$ or ls /home) below [SeatDefaults]!

gksudo leafpad /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

[SeatDefaults]
greeter-session=lightdm-gtk-greeter
user-session=Lubuntu
autologin-user=USERNAME (from USERNAME@ubuntu:~$ or ls /home)
autologin-user-timeout=0

**Lyfang** · October 20th, 2012

[SOLVED] [lubuntu] Autologin in Lubuntu 12.10

WARNING! Caution, proceed with care! (# default at fresh 12.10 installation)

Open LXTerminal:
gksudo leafpad /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

Code:

#[SeatDefaults]
#greeter-session=lightdm-gtk-greeter
#user-session=Lubuntu

[SeatDefaults]
greeter-session=lightdm-gtk-greeter
user-session=Lubuntu
autologin-user=USERNAME
autologin-user-timeout=0