fedora-list Digest, Vol 56, Issue 87

[Steve Friis]

> On Sunday 12 October 2008 17:33, Steve Friis wrote:
>   
>> In older versions of Fedora, there is a GDM tool that lets you set up so
>> that when the computer starts and gets to the log on screen it
>> automatically chooses the user, puts in the password and then runs.
>>
>> The problem is, GDM-setup no longer is there. Was this replaced with
>> something else? Was this left off of Fedora 9 for a reason?
>>
>> I need this function as our AC power here isn't always the best.
>> Sometimes we loose power and this always happens at the most inopportune
>> moments. It happens typically once per month. I have the PC set up so it
>> restarts when power is restored. But, now the PC isn't able to log in
>> automatically. I need this function because I run a program (xastir)
>> that connects via a radio and TNC (terminal node controller) for amateur
>> radio operators so that they can be tracked using APRS on the internet.
>> My station is one of several thousand others throughout the world that
>> ports the licensed user to the internet. The program requires that I be
>> logged on and it be running to function.
>>
>> If there is no workaround for version 9, what are the chances this will
>> be restored in version 10?
>>
>> To see what I am talking about, you can go to www.findu.com and enter my
>> call WM5Z-1 or to see the weather use WM5Z-15.
>>
>> --
>> Steve Friis
>> Amateur Call WM5Z
>> APRS WM5Z-1 Las Cruces Igate | APRS WM5Z-2 Home | APRS WM5Z-3 RV | APRS
>> WM5Z-15 Weather
>>     
>
> Hi Steve. Perhaps this will resolve your problem, and have just tried it on 
> F9, and it autologs me in to KDE (I didn't think it would work by the way)
>
> Su to root, and open a text editor (gedit, kwrite, whatever), and navigate 
> to /etc/gdm/custom.conf, and add the following lines to the file.
>
> [daemon]
> # Automatic login, if true the first local screen will automatically logged
> # in as user as set with AutomaticLogin key
> AutomaticLoginEnable=true
> AutomaticLogin=djmons
>
> Obviously change my username (djmons) to yours.
>
> I surprise myself sometimes, when trying something that I don't expect to 
> work, and it does.
>
> Nigel.
>
>   

OK, It worked on my laptop. Now to go try it on my server. Thanks. This 
was a great help.


Steve