Revision as of 13:29, 14 April 2015

Open the LightDM Configuration File

The syntax the command to edit the LightDM configuration file is:

sudo [text editor] /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

To use nano (the default text-based terminal editor) enter the command:

sudo nano /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

Otherwise, you may find it easier to read and edit the file by using gedit (or mousepad in recent releases), which is a graphical text editor:

sudo gedit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

Set Autologin

See https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LightDM#Enabling_autologin

Reboot your system to see if it works as intended.

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-= Overview =
-{{Note|LightDM has been replaced by LXDM from Manjaro 0.8.1 onwards. '''This article also requires expansion'''.}}
-Manjaro 0.8.0 uses a lightweight display / login manager called LightDM by default. LXDM is responsible for providing the login screen. It also functions as a protective security barrier to prevent unauthorised access to your system. However, some users may prefer to bypass the login screen to boot straight into their desktop environment without entering a password.
 = Open the LightDM Configuration File =
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-Otherwise, you may find it easier to read and edit the file by using gedit, which will open the configuration file as if it were a document. To use gedit instead, enter the command:
+Otherwise, you may find it easier to read and edit the file by using gedit (or '''mousepad''' in recent releases), which is a graphical text editor:
   sudo gedit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
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 = Set Autologin =
-Find the following codes in the configuration file:
+See https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LightDM#Enabling_autologin
- session-wrapper=/etc/lightdm/xsession
- ............
- #display-setup-script=
- #greeter-setup-script=
- #session-setup-script=
- #session-cleanup-script=
- #autologin-guest=false
- #autologin-user=
- #autologin-user-timeout=0
- #autologin-session=UNIMPLEMENTED
-Delete the '#' from the following line as shown below, and add your username to it:
- session-wrapper=/etc/lightdm/xsession
- #display-setup-script=
- #greeter-setup-script=
- #session-setup-script=
- #session-cleanup-script=
- #autologin-guest=false
- '''autologin-user=''[your username here]''
- #autologin-user-timeout=0
- #autologin-session=UNIMPLEMENTED
- ''Example:'' A user called yfdogan would chance the line to: '''autologin-user=''yfdogan''
-Once your amendments have been completed save your changes and close the configuration file by:
-*'''nano''': Press CTRL and 'x' to exit, 'y' to save, and <enter> to finish, or
-*'''gedit''': Select the 'save' option and then close the window.
-Reboot your system for the changes to take effect.
+Reboot your system to see if it works as intended.
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