[CentOS] autoLogin

Ted Gervais ve1drg at av.eastlink.ca
Thu Mar 8 22:30:06 UTC 2007


Thanks Jim and to others on the list.

That did the trick.




On Thu, 2007-03-08 at 14:37 -0500, Jim Perrin wrote:
> On 3/8/07, Ted Gervais <ve1drg at av.eastlink.ca> wrote:
> > I just installed Centos (version 4.4) and wondering how I can change things
> > so I don't have to login.
> 
> uh....
> 
> 
> > I am aware of the security implications for doing this but I would prefer
> > this if I can do it.
> 
> Yep, you can do it, so long as you're aware of the risks.
> 
> > I believe it has something to do with autologin  and  if so how is this
> > configured ??
> 
> assuming you're using the default gnome setup, you can configure this
> by running 'gdmsetup' as root, and modifying the security tab to allow
> this and pick a user. After that, just save and restart X.
> 



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