Bug #290467, wether to add doumentation for automatic login.

[Connor Imes]

Dougie Richardson wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> With regard to the above bug [1], there is a request to add
> documentation explaining how to automatically login.
> 
> As Matthew, Phil and I have posted on the issue I think it worth further
> discussion. The poster asks for passwordless root access login, which we
> agree is not an option.
> 
> However adding documentation on the "feature", with a mind to Windows
> user's wanting it, adapting Linux to Windows users - particularly the
> lazy. I am not against the good features but am for the poorer.
> 
> The easiest way to login automatically in Windows is with TweakUI
> provided by Microsoft Powertoys and it warns against using it. If
> Windows users are warned of the implications of using it it seems at
> odds with the idea of a single, common Linux distribution that anyone
> can use if we support features that have dubious security.
> 
> [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-doc/+bug/290467
> 

I agree that this should be documented since the option is made
available in Ubuntu (and is not disabled, like root login).  Of course,
we should include the appropriate security warnings - I think we all
know what those are.

-Connor (Rocket2DMn)