Cannot enable autologin – how to fix this ?

[Member mikey777]

I have antix19core-LXDE, running on an Intel Atom netbook, where it’s installed on its SSD – it’s very stable & runs really well.
However, I would like to enable autologin, so that I don’t have to enter my username & password each time the machine boots.
In an attempt to do this, first I accessed the slim.conf file through terminal:
sudo gedit /usr/local/share/live-files/general-files/etc/slim.conf

However, the editing I did doesn’t seem to have worked – I still get asked for username & password on booting.
I’ve indicated the bits I’ve edited by my commentary in square brackets [….] :

# Focus the password field on start when default_user is set
# Set to "yes" to enable this feature
focus_password      no        [changed from 'yes' to 'no']

# Automatically login the default user (without entering
# the password. Set to "yes" to enable this feature
auto_login          yes

# default user, leave blank or remove this line
# for avoid pre-loading the username.
# default_user     demo [changed from 'uncommented' to 'commented']

# current theme, use comma separated list to specify a set to 
# randomly choose from
current_theme       antiX

# Lock file
lockfile            /var/run/slim.lock

# Log file
logfile             /var/log/slim.log

Many thanks in advance for any help you can give me with this – much appreciated.

• This topic was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by mikey777.
• This topic was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by mikey777.
• This topic was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by mikey777.

▪ 32-bit antix19.4-core+LXDE installed on :
- (2011) Samsung NP-N145 Plus (JP04UK) – single-core CPU Intel Atom N455@1.66GHz, 2GB RAM, integrated graphics.
▪ 64-bit antix21-base+LXDE installed on:
- (2008) Asus X71Q (7SC002) – dual CPU Intel T3200@2.0GHz, 4GB RAM. Graphics: Intel Mobile 4 Series, integrated graphics
- (2007) Packard Bell Easynote MX37 (ALP-Ajax C3) – dual CPU Intel T2310@1.46GHz, 2GB RAM. Graphics: Silicon Integrated Systems.

[Member fatmac]

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I think maybe default_user should be your username, (I usually set this when installing), but it can be set up through the Control Centre.

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[Forum Admin anticapitalista]

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On an installed system, edit /etc/slim.conf

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