I have the same problem in Ubuntu 17.10. I configure in settings my user to autologon in system but it don't works. If I type in a console:
cat /etc/gdm3/custom.conf | grep Auto I have this: AutomaticLoginEnable=True AutomaticLogin=leo I think that it's correct, but It don't login into my gnome xorg session ** Changed in: gdm3 (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to accountsservice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1547297 Title: No auto login in Ubuntu GNOME Xenial Status in Ubuntu GNOME: Fix Released Status in accountsservice package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in gdm3 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in sddm package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Just installed Ubuntu GNOME Xenial 20160218 amd64 and selected to auto login during installation, but once the installation was complete and I booted into Ubuntu GNOME I was asked for my password. I looked in the user UI and auto login was set to off, so I unlocked it, selected auto login = on, clicked on lock again, and rebooted but was once again asked for my password and the user UI once again showed auto login = off. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: gdm3 3.18.2-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-6.21-generic 4.4.1 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-6-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Thu Feb 18 20:26:14 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-19 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160218) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gdm3 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-gnome/+bug/1547297/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp