Re: how to autologin in xdm?
From: Hugo Lovhoiden (hugo_at_office-center.nospam.invalid)
Date: 07/28/03
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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 13:55:41 +0200
On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:28:02 +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote:
>> || How can one do autologin in xdm so one doesn't have to type username
>> || and passwd each session?
>
>> You don't.
>
> < But you can if you use kdm instead of xdm (break you system on your own
> < risk!) Allow this by hacking the kdmrc directy or via kcontrol.
>
> But since I am just a humble icewm user, I already apt-got xdm and
> banished all the kde glitz away because I never use it.
> Plus keeping it up to date is modem overflow.
>
>> You run an X session of your choice using startx (or straight xinit)
>> from an rc script.
>
> All I know is ~/.xsession is run after login.
>
>> However, since this is about security, don't do it unless you know what
>> you're doing. And given your question, you probably shouldn't. But it's
>> impossible to tell for lack of background information.
>
> < I can only second that!
> < Well, I'm just giving you what you asked for - "more rope" :)
>
> On my island hilltop, no other linux users are near.
>
> Must I accept the glitz of "gdm" as the only other choice?
What I don't get is why you want to use xdm when you aren't going to use
it? I mean, having xdm auto-login is precisely the opposite of what it was
designed to do: Give you a graphical login prompt.
Use runlevel 3 and add 'su - <your user> -c startx' to
/etc/init.d/rc.local or (if using inittab) change
"x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon" to "x:5:respawn:su - <your user>
-c startx".
-- Mvh Hugo
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