Enable Automatic Login in Ubuntu 9.10 Server

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Ubuntu makes it easy to enable automatic login if you're using a login manager such as GDM. I was recently setting up a minimal Ubuntu 9.10 system with an LXDE desktop and no GDM. Here#8217;s how I enabled automatic login.
Note: This was tested on Ubuntu 9.10. Previous versions of Ubuntu require different procedures because of changes to the way Ubuntu boots.
Open /etc/init/tty1.conf as root:
sudo nano /etc/init/tty1.conf

Change the last line of this file to (where USERNAME is the username of the user you want to log in):
exec /bin/login -f USERNAME < /dev/tty1 > /dev/tty1 2>#038;1

Reboot, and the user you chose should be logged in automatically after boot. If something goes wrong, you can switch to a different TTY with CTRL+ALT+F2 and log in normally.
If you want this user to be logged into a graphical environment instead of just a shell, there#8217;s more work to be done. Open your user#8217;s .bashrc file:
nano ~/.bashrc

Add the following to the end of the file:
if [ $(tty) == "/dev/tty1" ]; then<br /> startx<br /> fi

This code will start X (the graphical environment) whenever the user logs in on TTY1. You can add more code after startx that will be executed if the user logs out of X.

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Why do you always have to write something like a program everytime you're making changes in Ubuntu. Wouldn't be easier if we'll just click buttons?
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sam_wilkent

  • 23 December 2010, 00:23
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I've tried this on Kubuntu and it also worked. Great!
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jeffcavil

  • 08 March 2011, 14:20
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Thanks — Just the info I was looking for… My search ends here…
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stelaharth

  • 15 April 2011, 09:38
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The automatic login is so good to use. It just makes the process so much easier. We have this setup at work which everybody loves. The idea behind it is so good.
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jameslee

  • 14 January 2011, 17:58
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micheal

  • 20 January 2011, 12:50
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micheal

  • 20 January 2011, 12:51
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I agree. It makes it faster and easier to login.
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  • 02 August 2011, 15:41
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  • 19 January 2011, 13:43
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  • 04 February 2011, 11:11
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  • 10 April 2011, 11:22
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  • 06 February 2011, 05:55
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  • 07 February 2011, 15:37
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  • 25 February 2011, 10:54
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  • 26 February 2011, 05:57
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  • 23 April 2011, 10:48
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nabihahayat

  • 30 April 2011, 09:47
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I have just enabled auto login in Jaunty — and the GUI has disapperared — just a black screen with a pointer. Lucky I have a laptop as well.
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  • 04 May 2011, 08:06
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