Timed and automatic login not longer automatic

[Eric Brunson]

Stanton Finley wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-06-10 at 17:46 -0700, Brian Jonas wrote:
>   
>>         > On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 23:19:47 -0600 Stanton Finley
>>         <stanfinley at comcast.net> wrote:
>>         >
>>         >> With a complete yum update today on both my i386 and X86_64
>>         FC5 PCs I am
>>         >> now required to enter my user password in a GUI box with
>>         timed log in
>>         >> (which I never had to do before). Automatic log in requires
>>         a password 
>>         >> as well. This seems to be new behavior. What's up?
>>             Looks like they've added a new feature to gdm-2.14.8-1. I
>>         suppose
>>         it is more secure this way,
>>         <SNIP>
>>         
>>         Scott
>>
>> Stanton and Scott, 
>>
>> While it may be more secure, I'd prefer it to be able to do an
>> automatic login. I too began having problems with a forced password
>> prompt after I updated  yestereday.
>>
>> Brian 
>>     
>
> So again the developers know better than I, a lowly user, what's best
> for me. No warning, no option, just a log in box that halts my boot up.
> (Why call it "automatic" log in in the first place then?) And BTW you
> know an "everything" install isn't good for you either. </rant> Ah well,
> life really is like a box of chocolates isn't it?
>
>   
I completely agree with you Stanton.  I just updated and hit the same 
thing, but I seemed able to work around it by setting a timed login with 
the timeout set to zero seconds.  I still get the password box, but it 
goes away and the login takes place. 

If this was intentional, then I'm totally against it.  I know they 
requirements for my systems and I don't like people taking options away.

Now if I can get Xgl working again, I'll be happy.