* Lisi <lisi.re...@gmail.com> 09.10.2009 > For the archive this is how I did it: > > install rungetty > > edit inittab: > change getty to rungetty and remove baud rate > to the tty1 line, add 1 and --autologin like so: > 1:12345:respawn:/sbin/rungetty tty1 --autologin user > > edit ~/.bash_profile (if it doesn't exist, create it) > add "startx" (without the quotation marks) > > For me, that was it. I only have one window manager on the system. READ the > others for the rest! (Kevin Ross for what to do if you have more than one > wm.)
Hello Lisi, much work for such an easy task. 'rungetty' is in my opinion good for autologin in the console. For the autostart of a user straight into the windowmanager you can manage it for example with 'gdm = GNOME Display Manager'. In his settings you can specify one user for autologin. Just my 2ยข Michael -- "Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good." --Joe Paterno
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