autologin console mode

[sbalymov]

Hello, I'm from Russia, I'm sorry for my English, I use Google translator. I need to enable autologation in console mode. in the graphical mode, autologation occurs normally. I always go by SSH and if it does not login it does not connect to wifi, I have to connect the monitor and keyboard to connect to the network.

[martinii]

To enable autologin you need to change some configuration options. First, in your terminal, run:

nano /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

Remove the tabs in front of the following lines:

pam-autologin-service = PAM service to use for autologin

autologin-user=root
autologin-user-timeout=0

Make sure the autologin part looks as it does in the screenshot below.


Save and exit with Control X, then type:

nano /etc/pam.d/lightdm-autologin

And you'll need to change this, starting on line 11:

# Allow access without authentication
auth required pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet_success
auth required pam_permit.so

To this:

# Allow access without authentication
###auth required pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet_success
auth required pam_permit.so

Save and close nano. You should now be configured for autologin. Reboot to see if the autologin feature works. It works for me.

Greetings from Poland brother!