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Chapter 4. Locking Down the Desktop: Disabling GNOME Desktop Features
4.7.6.1. Using the Login Screen Setup Tool
To enable automatic login using the graphical Login Screen Setup tool, start the application by either
typing the command
•
gdmsetup
or via the menus through
Applications (the main menu on the panel) => System Settings => Login Screen.
•
After typing in the administrative password, the Login Screen Setup tool will appear on your screen.
To enable automatic login, check the box labelled "Login a user automatically on first bootup"
and enter a valid system user name in the Automatic login username text entry box. Figure 4-15
demonstrates this configuration for a fictional user named "sam".
Figure 4-15. Enabling Automatic Login with the Login Screen Setup Tool
4.7.6.2. Editing the
To enable automatic login, add (or change) the following directives to
AutomaticLoginEnable=true
AutomaticLogin=
valid_username
<
where
< valid_username >
Configuration File
gdm.conf
>
is a valid user on the system.
/etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf
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