HowTo: Create a Passwordless / Guest Login (Simple Method)

[Penguin Guy]

Okay then, I will try it now: *tries it* It worked - thanks for the guide!
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If nothing = U6aMy0wojraho, what do two nothings equal?

[crjackson]

aysiu - How does this affect the keyring manager with regards to wireless? Will the user still need to enter a keyring password or a wireless password? Is there a way to eleminate that too?

[aysiu]

aysiu - How does this affect the keyring manager with regards to wireless? Will the user still need to enter a keyring password or a wireless password? Is there a way to eleminate that too?

This is a completely different thing. This is for blank user passwords, not blank keyring passwords.

You can blank the keyring password, too, but that's a separate process.

[Dr_Willis]

I read this and thought.. I never had to do anything that complex to get a guest with no password before.. I just do the following in /etc/shadow


guest::14359:0:99999:7:::



ie: the password field is empty.

seems to work for me fine. Any differanes vs the 'encrypted empty' password used in this thread? This way seems a lot easier.

[steve19137]

thanks! it worked great! i got it to work for two accounts, and now my brother and sister can play their windows games (through wine), and allow me to have my version of crack! (aka ubuntu)

[leorolla]

Dr_Willis' solution worked fine for me witu Ubuntu 9.10

[nilsja]

does this also work for an admin user? to recover my lost user1 password?

[aysiu]

does this also work for an admin user? to recover my lost user1 password?

If you lost your admin user password, you should reset it using these instructions:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword

[leorolla]

I read this and thought.. I never had to do anything that complex to get a guest with no password before.. I just do the following in /etc/shadow


guest::14359:0:99999:7:::



ie: the password field is empty.

seems to work for me fine. Any differanes vs the 'encrypted empty' password used in this thread? This way seems a lot easier.

I just found out in 10.04 that it doesn't work for terminal logins. Better use the magic U6aMy0wojraho

[vase070]

i have 3 users (accounts) on my pc if i make the password blank on one of them at the login screen when it asks for the username and password i should just type in the username i hit enter leave password box blank right or this only works on pcs with one user on them