[CentOS] autoLogin

Fri Mar 9 05:35:02 UTC 2007
Steven Vishoot <sir_funzone at yahoo.com>

--- Ted Gervais <ve1drg at av.eastlink.ca> wrote:

> 
> 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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I thought windows only allowed this, since windows is
only good for allowing all sorts of security threats.

Steven
 

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