[H-GEN] Graphical Login

Stellios Keskinidis stelliosk at optushome.com.au
Mon Jun 9 12:15:45 EDT 2003


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> Question is how or what file do i edit to get the graphical (auto) login to
> work.....at the moment when it comes to the Login under the bootup it doest
> go on to start X but stops until i put in the login and password and when i
> get the prompt i put in KDM to start the X and KDE.....it should go from the
> login promt direct to loading the X and then the login screen for KDE..

/etc/inittab

Read about the runlevels (in a howto) and then you will need a line like
this -

id:5:initdefault:

If you use gdm you can set it to login automatically as a user too
(gdmconfig), so when you boot up you go straight to a desktop.

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