Auto Log in screen

[Trapper]

>>> The link above is interesting, but I can confirm that Autologin still
>>> works with F9, by adding the following lines that I borrowed
>>> from /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf on my FC2 install. Before suggesting this to
>>> Steve Friis I rebooted F9, and was auto logged in to KDE. (never used
>>> autologin before)
>>>
>>> [daemon]
>>> # Automatic login, if true the first local screen will automatically
>>> logged # in as user as set with AutomaticLogin key
>>> AutomaticLoginEnable=true
>>> AutomaticLogin=djmons
>>>
>>> Steve replied (unfortunately sending the reply by way of the latest
>>> digest he'd received, so the subject is the digest one), saying that
>>> those lines work fine on his laptop, and was about to try it on his
>>> server, where he needs autologin to work.
>>>
>>> Odd that the link above mentions nothing about autologin, but have
>>> confirmed for myself that the above lines added to /etc/gdm/custom.conf
>>> on F9 still work for autologin.
>> Thought, it works with kde, but what about gnome?  Have you or Steve
>> tried it with gnome desktop instead to see what happens?
>>
>Nigel Henry wrote: 
> Well all I can say is that I've just tried it with autologin to Gnome, and it 
> works like magic, and I have access to the Gnome desktop, just as it does 
> with autologin to KDE.
> 
> That's all I can say. Adding the lines, as above to /etc/gdm/custom.conf, just 
> seem to work, whether that is for KDE, or Gnome.

I can also confirm that it works in Gnome. I've been using it for a 
while now.

Trapper