I am using gconftool to set a number of parameters up automatically... However, the one parameter I cannot find is under root you should be able to set the "automatic login" on first boot up. This found under "Applications", "System settings", "Login screen", then automatic login. Can someone point me to that setting? THanks, Jerry
On Mon, 2005-12-12 at 10:54 -0500, Jerry Geis wrote:> I am using gconftool to set a number of parameters up automatically... > However, the one parameter I cannot find is under root > you should be able to set the "automatic login" on first boot up. > > This found under "Applications", "System settings", "Login screen", then > automatic login. > > Can someone point me to that setting? >You can't automatically login as root ... as that would be extremely unsafe and a very, Very, VERY bad thing to do :) -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20051212/b1fc77cf/attachment-0001.sig>
On Mon, 2005-12-12 at 10:36 -0600, Johnny Hughes wrote:>/ On Mon, 2005-12-12 at 10:54 -0500, Jerry Geis wrote:/>/ > I am using gconftool to set a number of parameters up automatically... />/ > However, the one parameter I cannot find is under root />/ > you should be able to set the "automatic login" on first boot up. />/ > />/ > This found under "Applications", "System settings", "Login screen", then />/ > automatic login. />/ > />/ > Can someone point me to that setting? />/ > />/ You can't automatically login as root ... as that would be extremely />/ unsafe and a very, Very, VERY bad thing to do :) />/ _______________________________________________ />In fact, it is my opinion (I know, but I thought I would share my >opinion in this case) that one should never even login to the GUI screen >as root at all. But that is enabled by default upstream (so it is not >changed in CentOS) and you can login as root to gnome or KDE if you >want ... it is disabled on all my machines so that root can not login to >the GUI.John, Sorry for the missunderstanding... I am not trying to have root auto login. I am trying to auto login a differnet user. I was just pointing out that root had to set that setting up. The user cannot do that... Sorry for the confusion. Jerry -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20051212/e2e0e365/attachment-0001.html>
On Mon, 2005-12-12 at 11:44 -0500, Jerry Geis wrote:>/ On Mon, 2005-12-12 at 10:36 -0600, Johnny Hughes wrote:/>/ > On Mon, 2005-12-12 at 10:54 -0500, Jerry Geis wrote: />/ > > I am using gconftool to set a number of parameters up automatically... />/ > > However, the one parameter I cannot find is under root />/ > > you should be able to set the "automatic login" on first boot up. />/ > > />/ > > This found under "Applications", "System settings", "Login screen", then />/ > > automatic login. />/ > > />/ > > Can someone point me to that setting? />/ > > />/ > You can't automatically login as root ... as that would be extremely />/ > unsafe and a very, Very, VERY bad thing to do :) />/ > _______________________________________________ />/ />/ >In fact, it is my opinion (I know, but I thought I would share my />/ >opinion in this case) that one should never even login to the GUI screen />/ >as root at all. But that is enabled by default upstream (so it is not />/ >changed in CentOS) and you can login as root to gnome or KDE if you />/ >want ... it is disabled on all my machines so that root can not login to />/ >the GUI. />/ />/ />/ John, />/ />/ Sorry for the missunderstanding... I am not trying to have root auto login. />/ I am trying to auto login a differnet user. />/ />/ I was just pointing out that root had to set that setting up. The user cannot do that... />/ Sorry for the confusion. />/ />/ />AH ... much better :)>If you open what you said ...>"Applications" -> "System settings" -> "Login screen">then on there is a "Automatic Login" section under the "General Tab" ... >at least for CentOS 4.John, I realize I can change the setting there using the mouse to select the applications, system setting login screen, etc... (i am also using 4.2) - however, I wish to do this with gconftool on the command line. When I setup a machine I do not want to take the time to set it up using the mouse. just run a quick command that uses gconftool to do it along with other things.... Jerry -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20051212/ea4a135e/attachment-0001.html>