Easy question (just can't recall)

[paul.neocune]

So recently I had to reinstall Kali and got everything set up pretty quickly and with no trouble at all. However, one thing I just cannot remember where to locate is the option to have the OS remember the usernames (or my username in my case as I am the only user). I remember it was a simple one line addition to a file but for the life of me I cannot remember and when I try searching it on Google (50 different ways), all I get are webpages and help articles on users having issues with the system asking for a username and password over and over without successfully logging in. LOL.

If someone could remind me how to do that it would be so greatly appreciated! Thanks! Stay awesome!

[Fred Sheehan]

I just create a new user for myself and then delete the default kali account then it only remembers me :)

Add a new User fred, add them to the sudo group and change their default shell to bash..

root@kali:~# useradd -m fred -G sudo -s /bin/bash
root@kali:~# passwd fred
Enter new UNIX password: <password>
Retype new UNIX password: <password>
passwd: password updated successfully

Remove kali user and check account has been removed..

root@kali:~# userdel -r kali
root@kali:~# ls /home

[paul.neocune]

I thought about that too but all that did was put me in the same exact position. It doesn't remember my username, I have to type it out each time my computer boots. Whatever file I can't remember had me add a line which told the os to remember the username so I only need to type my password in at the start of the Linux session.

[Fred Sheehan]

settings -> session and start up

uncheck show chooser if its checked..

[paul.neocune]

That option is not checked.


https://imgur.com/ZnYitML.png

[paul.neocune]

I found it...

Use your preferred command line editor to edit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf and find the line #greeter-hide-users=false and remove the '#' at the beginning of the line then save. If line does not exist, then add it excluding the preceeding symbol.