[xubuntu-users] xfce automatic login

[scar]

scar wrote on 10/23/2014 07:56 PM:
> it seems there should be a straight-forward way to enable
> this in lightdm.conf or in some other config file...

alright i found at [1] that if i create the file
/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/12-autologin.conf and then add:
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=youruser

to it, everything works as expected and i can still logout and switch users

1.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/51086/how-do-i-enable-auto-login-in-lightdm