Authentication default

[Paul Howarth]

YigalB wrote:
> Paul
> 
> Thanks a lot! That solved my problem. I can now login.
> 
> What about the 2nd issue now? Can I autologin when boot to a selected
> non-root account? 

Assuming you're running gdm (the Gnome graphical login program), you'll find 
instructions at: http://www.jirka.org/gdm-documentation/x241.html

Look at the AutomaticLoginEnable and AutomaticLogin keywords in the gdm.conf file.

Paul.