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Autologin, not possible to select user?
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kevin.mark@verizon.net
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:20 pm    Post subject: Re: Autologin, not possible to select user? Reply with quote

On Wed, Jul 19, 2006 at 11:01:53PM +0200, Jan Johansson wrote:
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hope this helps
Kev

Hmmmm, for some reason, it seem to only accept users with a UID >1000. I
changed the UID of mythtv from 108 -> 1003, and then all was well.


This sounds like some kind of security check where low UIDs are for the
system and 'user' UID would be allowed. You can confirm my suspission by
emailing the gdm maintainer. Also the more recent versions worked, while
one I used 6 months ago did not allow autologin.
cheers,
Kev
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:50 pm    Post subject: Re: Autologin, not possible to select user? Reply with quote

On Wed, Jul 19, 2006 at 04:55:08PM +0200, Jan Johansson wrote:
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Hello!

I am grying to set up autologin in GNOME 2.1.4 in my Etch-box.

But, the only user in the list I can chose from is the user I created
during initial install of the system. None of the users created after
install (more specifically, I would like to auto-logon the user mythtv)
is displayed in the list.

Need I perform some additional task for a user to be selectable?

(Yes, the mythtv-user has a password, and logging on manually works)


Hi Jan,
I was looking into setting up a kiosk mode with gdm/gnome and I read
about gdm having 2 options (not sure they are in the gdm in
etch/testing) in Sid. It has autologin and timed autologin. You edit the
/etc/gdm/gdm.conf.

this autologsin the kiosk user
-------------
[daemon]
AutomaticLogin=kiosk
-------------
this autologsin the kiosk user after 10 seconds
-------------
[daemon]
TimedLoginEnable=true
TimedLogin=kiosk
TimedLoginDelay=10
------------------
hope this helps
Kev
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:40 pm    Post subject: Re: Autologin, not possible to select user? Reply with quote

On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:12:01 +0200
"Jan Johansson" <jan.johansson@se.nyklogistics.com> wrote:

Quote:

look in /etc/kde3/kdm/kderc (I think that's the file) you can add
users in there


Will certainly do when I get home, thanks!

But, would GNOME use KDE3 config files?

Nope. Gnome will have it's own config files. I don't use gnome, unless
I have to, so no idea the exact location of those files

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Jan Johansson
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:20 pm    Post subject: RE: Autologin, not possible to select user? Reply with quote

Quote:
look in /etc/kde3/kdm/kderc (I think that's the file) you can add
users in there


Will certainly do when I get home, thanks!

But, would GNOME use KDE3 config files?
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rodney myers
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:10 pm    Post subject: Re: Autologin, not possible to select user? Reply with quote

On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:55:08 +0200
"Jan Johansson" <jan.johansson@se.nyklogistics.com> wrote:

Quote:

Hello!

I am grying to set up autologin in GNOME 2.1.4 in my Etch-box.

But, the only user in the list I can chose from is the user I created
during initial install of the system. None of the users created after
install (more specifically, I would like to auto-logon the user mythtv)
is displayed in the list.

Need I perform some additional task for a user to be selectable?

(Yes, the mythtv-user has a password, and logging on manually works)


look in /etc/kde3/kdm/kderc (I think that's the file) you can add
users in there

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Jan Johansson
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:10 pm    Post subject: Autologin, not possible to select user? Reply with quote

Hello!

I am grying to set up autologin in GNOME 2.1.4 in my Etch-box.

But, the only user in the list I can chose from is the user I created
during initial install of the system. None of the users created after
install (more specifically, I would like to auto-logon the user mythtv)
is displayed in the list.

Need I perform some additional task for a user to be selectable?

(Yes, the mythtv-user has a password, and logging on manually works)
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