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| Started by | Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> |
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| First post | 2019-08-10 17:00 +0200 |
| Last post | 2019-08-11 22:10 +0200 |
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Buster Mate: how to set default user nae Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2019-08-10 17:00 +0200
Re: Buster Mate: how to set default user nae Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2019-08-10 17:10 +0200
Re: Buster Mate: how to set default user nae Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2019-08-10 17:30 +0200
Re: Buster Mate: how to set default user nae Peter Ehlert <peter@sdi-baja.com> - 2019-08-10 20:50 +0200
Re: Buster Mate: how to set default user nae Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2019-08-10 21:20 +0200
Re: Buster Mate: how to set default user nae Peter Ehlert <peter@sdi-baja.com> - 2019-08-11 01:50 +0200
Re: Buster Mate: how to set default user nae Mindaugas Celiesius <m.celiesius@yandex.ru> - 2019-08-11 19:40 +0200
Re: Buster Mate: how to set default user nae Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2019-08-11 22:10 +0200
| From | Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2019-08-10 17:00 +0200 |
| Subject | Buster Mate: how to set default user nae |
| Message-ID | <ytB0B-1f8-11@gated-at.bofh.it> |
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In an older version of debian (7 or so) I had my system set so the login
screen would show my user name as the default.
That went away after some version upgrade or reinstall and I've silently
grumbled about it ever since (especially when I inadvertently flash part of
my password as my muscle memory has me entering it in the blank user name
slot!).
I have tried searching for the solution but so far have found nothing.
I have also tried "find ~/.config -exec grep -i user {} \; -print " and
found nothing that seemed worth a deeper look.
Can anyone help me?
Thanks.
Best regards,
-Tom
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| From | Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2019-08-10 17:10 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <ytBai-1y7-21@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #212581 |
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On Sb, 10 aug 19, 09:52:48, Tom Browder wrote: > > I have tried searching for the solution but so far have found nothing. The solution (if any) will probably depend a lot on the display manager used. Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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| From | Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2019-08-10 17:30 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <ytBtE-1F3-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #212585 |
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On Sat, Aug 10, 2019 at 10:00 Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sb, 10 aug 19, 09:52:48, Tom Browder wrote: > > > > I have tried searching for the solution but so far have found nothing. Okay, good point. I'll try that route... Thanks. -Tom
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| From | Peter Ehlert <peter@sdi-baja.com> |
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| Date | 2019-08-10 20:50 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <ytEBb-3xH-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #212581 |
On 8/10/19 7:52 AM, Tom Browder wrote:
> In an older version of debian (7 or so) I had my system set so the
> login screen would show my user name as the default.
>
> That went away after some version upgrade or reinstall and I've
> silently grumbled about it ever since (especially when I inadvertently
> flash part of my password as my muscle memory has me entering it in
> the blank user name slot!).
>
> I have tried searching for the solution but so far have found nothing.
>
> I have also tried "find ~/.config -exec grep -i user {} \; -print "
> and found nothing that seemed worth a deeper look.
>
> Can anyone help me?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Best regards,
>
> -Tom
you can edit lightdm.conf/lightdm.conf
below this header
#
[Seat:*]
find these lines
# autologin-user=
# autologin-user-timeout=0
uncomment the first and add the user name
uncomment the second line if you want autologin (no password)
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| From | Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> |
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| Date | 2019-08-10 21:20 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <ytF4e-3XE-9@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #212604 |
On Sat, 2019-08-10 at 11:28 -0700, Peter Ehlert wrote:
> On 8/10/19 7:52 AM, Tom Browder wrote:
> > In an older version of debian (7 or so) I had my system set so the
> > login screen would show my user name as the default.
> >
> > That went away after some version upgrade or reinstall and I've
> > silently grumbled about it ever since (especially when I inadvertently
> > flash part of my password as my muscle memory has me entering it in
> > the blank user name slot!).
> >
> > I have tried searching for the solution but so far have found nothing.
> >
> > I have also tried "find ~/.config -exec grep -i user {} \; -print "
> > and found nothing that seemed worth a deeper look.
> >
> > Can anyone help me?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > -Tom
>
> you can edit lightdm.conf/lightdm.conf
Do you mean /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf ?
>
> below this header
> #
> [Seat:*]
>
> find these lines
>
> # autologin-user=
> # autologin-user-timeout=0
>
> uncomment the first and add the user name
>
> uncomment the second line if you want autologin (no password)
Uncommenting that line won't change behaviour as the comments give what
the defaults are. If you set a value for autologin-user then that user
will be automatically logged in without asking for a password (this is
what I use). I believe setting autologin-user-timeout to a non-zero
value will delay that number of seconds giving the user chance to
cancel auto-login and select another user. I don't know if that matches
the behaviour Tom is looking for or if he always requires a password to
be entered.
--
Tixy
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| From | Peter Ehlert <peter@sdi-baja.com> |
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| Date | 2019-08-11 01:50 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <ytJhv-6vi-3@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #212606 |
On 8/10/19 12:12 PM, Tixy wrote:
> On Sat, 2019-08-10 at 11:28 -0700, Peter Ehlert wrote:
>> On 8/10/19 7:52 AM, Tom Browder wrote:
>>> In an older version of debian (7 or so) I had my system set so the
>>> login screen would show my user name as the default.
>>>
>>> That went away after some version upgrade or reinstall and I've
>>> silently grumbled about it ever since (especially when I inadvertently
>>> flash part of my password as my muscle memory has me entering it in
>>> the blank user name slot!).
>>>
>>> I have tried searching for the solution but so far have found nothing.
>>>
>>> I have also tried "find ~/.config -exec grep -i user {} \; -print "
>>> and found nothing that seemed worth a deeper look.
>>>
>>> Can anyone help me?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> -Tom
>> you can edit lightdm.conf/lightdm.conf
> Do you mean /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf ?
yes I did
>
>> below this header
>> #
>> [Seat:*]
>>
>> find these lines
>>
>> # autologin-user=
>> # autologin-user-timeout=0
>>
>> uncomment the first and add the user name
>>
>> uncomment the second line if you want autologin (no password)
> Uncommenting that line won't change behaviour as the comments give what
> the defaults are. If you set a value for autologin-user then that user
> will be automatically logged in without asking for a password (this is
> what I use). I believe setting autologin-user-timeout to a non-zero
> value will delay that number of seconds giving the user chance to
> cancel auto-login and select another user. I don't know if that matches
> the behaviour Tom is looking for or if he always requires a password to
> be entered.
>
correct, I also use autologin but only on single user systems.
forgot about setting the timeout, yes that works too.
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| From | Mindaugas Celiesius <m.celiesius@yandex.ru> |
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| Date | 2019-08-11 19:40 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <ytZZ0-1ko-9@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #212581 |
> In an older version of debian (7 or so) I had my system set so the login screen would show my user name as the default.
>
> That went away after some version upgrade or reinstall and I've silently grumbled about it ever since (especially when I inadvertently flash part of my password as my muscle memory has me entering it in the blank user name slot!).
>
> I have tried searching for the solution but so far have found nothing.
>
> I have also tried "find ~/.config -exec grep -i user {} \; -print " and found nothing that seemed worth a deeper look.
>
> Can anyone help me?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Best regards,
>
> -Tom
Hello. By default, LightDM is configured so that the user should enter login name and password. Login name is considered sensitive information. It is possible to provide the user with selection of available user accounts. The most recently used login name will be selected in the list. The user still has to enter password to login. This provides useful compromise between security and convenience for a single-user desktop system. To enable user list, place the following settings into /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/01_my.conf:
[Seat:*]
greeter-hide-users=false
Meow!
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| From | Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2019-08-11 22:10 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <yu2k9-2UW-3@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #212646 |
On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 12:32 PM Mindaugas Celiesius <m.celiesius@yandex.ru> wrote: ... > > In an older version of debian (7 or so) I had my system set so the login screen would show my user name as the default. ... > Hello. By default, LightDM is configured so that the user should enter login name and password. Login name is considered sensitive information. It is possible to provide the user with selection of available user accounts. The most recently used login name will be selected in the list. The user still has to enter password to login. This provides useful compromise between security and convenience for a single-user desktop system. To enable user list, place the following settings into /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/01_my.conf: > > [Seat:*] > greeter-hide-users=false Great, that worked, thanks so much, Mindaugas! A couple of points: 1. I had to restart the system, a mere logout didn't change anything. 2. The surprise is that it didn't actually show my user name, it showed my real name. So security is a little better than showing my user name; in fact, it seems better because, otherwise, folks in my audience could see me type my user name! Best regards, -Tom
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