It seems that in 13.04, all the convenience features for login have been moved or rearranged, and I haven't seen any docs on that. How do I now arrange for passwordless login? (No sermons, please, on why I shouldn't want that.) And how do I arrange for automatic selection of the user when I log out and log in again?
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System Settings > Login Screen (LightDM) > General and check Automatically log inWindows no longer obstructs my view.
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Originally posted by Snowhog View PostSystem Settings > Login Screen (LightDM) > General and check Automatically log in
1. Don't automatically select the user.
2. Automatically select the user but don't supply the password.
3. Automatically select the user and supply the password.
Now there are only two.Last edited by pwabrahams; May 04, 2013, 11:12 AM.
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System Settings > Login Screen (LightDM) > General and check Automatically log in
Working at here - Kubuntu 13.04/KDE 4.10 - new, clean installation. Earlier: http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthr...login-password
There is the KDM package available for the Raring: http://packages.ubuntu.com/raring/kdm . It has the 'No password reguired for the...'Last edited by Rog131; May 04, 2013, 11:21 AM.Before you edit, BACKUP !
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Group "nopasswdlogin"
I think I found the answer, but in a totally unexpected place. There's a system group "nopasswdlogin". By enrolling myself in that group I get passwordless logins.
@rog131, you indicate two choices. The first is the decision to check "automatically log in". The second is to choose which user you log in as. But neither of those choices say whether a password is automatically supplied.
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Old school way - edit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf:
Code:[SeatDefaults] autologin-user=<YOUR USER> autologin-user-timeout=0 greeter-session=lightdm-kde-greeter user-session=kde-plasma
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Originally posted by pwabrahams View PostThe first is the decision to check "automatically log in". The second is to choose which user you log in as. But neither of those choices say whether a password is automatically supplied.
If you are auto-logged in, to what are you supplying a password? I mean, what difference does it make if the password is actually passed to the display manager or just by-passed? If it asks for your password - then you're not auto-logged in.
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The KDM option
Installing the kdm
Log of sudo apt-get install kdm
Sat May 4 20:25:03 2013
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
Suggested packages:
kde-wallpapers
The following NEW packages will be installed:
kdm
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 1171 kB of archives.
After this operation, 3081 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/universe kdm amd64 4:4.10.2-0ubuntu2 [1171 kB]
Preconfiguring packages ...
Configuring later (lightdm/kdm):
Code:sudo dpkg-reconfigure kdm
Seems to work..
The Future
The future is with the KDM or LightDM or SDDM or something else :
- logging into Plasma Workspaces 2 : http://aseigo.blogspot.fi/2013/03/lo...kspaces-2.html
- KDE, LightDM and the Mir Kerfuffle: http://www.sharpley.org.uk/blog/lightdm-mir-waylandLast edited by Rog131; May 07, 2013, 02:32 AM.Before you edit, BACKUP !
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