Disable auto-login from terminal

[FireLink]

Just happened to delete an account, but I was not aware that is was the default auto-login account.

Now, I'm stuck at a empty desktop, without taskbars.

I can access to terminals using Ctrl-Alt-Fx.
I want to know if there is a config file to edit.

Thanks!

[nice_like_rice]

Not 100% sure, but you could try /etc/gdm/gdm.conf I think it's there...

Could you not just start gdm from the console and change stuff from there?

david


//EDIT:

Yes, it is that config file, about 20 lines down or so, "AutomaticLoginEnable" and "AutomaticLogin"?

//EDIT 2 lol

Maybe you will need to change /etc/gdm/gdm.conf-custom if it exists, that's the one which defines the automatic user login for me.

[FireLink]

Great! This is working!

...

But I see the same empty desktop. But this time, I am logged as my other account.

[mbeach]

probably looking to comment out the automatic login enable and automatic login lines in

/etc/gdm/gdm.conf-custom

edit:
walked away before posting - obviously too slow on the draw - not sure why you wouldn't get any panels though.

[FireLink]

There's nothing customised in
/etc/gdm/gdm.conf-custom

I'll comment the lines in /etc/gdm/gdm.conf

[nice_like_rice]

try

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

?

[mbeach]

the only other thing I could think of is going to going to one of the terminal sessions (Ctrl+Alt F6 for example), logging in and running

sudo killall gnome-panel

and see what happens.

[FireLink]

the only other thing I could think of is going to going to one of the terminal sessions (Ctrl+Alt F6 for example), logging in and running

sudo killall gnome-panel

and see what happens.

Oups.
Looks like we have a loop-hole here.

There's no gnome-panel running.
When I type

sudo gnome-panel

in terminal session, there's no display avaliable.

How can I access to the tty7 terminal?

[FireLink]

try

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

?

Do not seems to work...