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automatic_login [2012/11/25 10:36]
85.218.109.130
automatic_login [2012/11/25 11:08]
85.218.109.130 [Debian]
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 </​code>​ </​code>​
  
-Debian+====== ​Debian ​====== 
  
 edit a line in /​etc/​inittab (good to make a backup copy before!) ​ for a particular tty that you want to autologin to edit a line in /​etc/​inittab (good to make a backup copy before!) ​ for a particular tty that you want to autologin to
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-Ubuntu 
  
-edit a line in /​etc/​init/​tty1.conf to replace  ​ 
- 
-<​code>​ 
-exec /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty1 
-</​code>​ 
- 
-with  
- 
-<​code>​ 
-exec /​sbin/​mingetty --autologin [user] tty1 
-</​code>​ 
  
 then edit the .profile file in your user's home directory, adding these lines then edit the .profile file in your user's home directory, adding these lines
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 </​code>​ </​code>​
 more details here: http://​www.shellperson.net/​autostart-x-without-gdm/​ more details here: http://​www.shellperson.net/​autostart-x-without-gdm/​
 +
 +====== Ubuntu ======
 +
 +
 +edit a line in /​etc/​init/​tty1.conf to replace  ​
 +
 +<​code>​
 +exec /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty1
 +</​code>​
 +
 +with 
 +
 +<​code>​
 +exec /​sbin/​mingetty --autologin [user] tty1
 +</​code>​
 +
 +from: http://​forum.xbmc.org/​showthread.php?​tid=38473
automatic_login.txt · Last modified: 2012/11/25 11:09 by 85.218.109.130