2017-07-18 14:25 GMT+02:00 Junayeed Ahnaf via arch-general < arch-general@archlinux.org>:

Hello,

How to enable automatic login in arch (using sddm and KDE) .

I tried enabling it in /etc/sddm.conf but it didn't work. Also I saw something like getty but I didn't understand what it does or how to make it work. In all other linux there is an option called "user" in settings but that is absent in Arch.

Thanks in advance.

Nirjhor

Hi. I have an automatic login option in KDEs "System Settings" -> "Startup and Shutdown"-> "Login Screen (SDDM)" -> "Advanced" -> "[ ] Auto Login". Maybe that is what you are looking for. I do not know anything about the config files since I do not use automatic login. Greetings Tim

On Tuesday, July 18, 2017 7:06:37 PM +06, Georg wrote:

kcm is needed for that

I did it . Steps : 1. Edit /etc/sddm.conf and added user and session under autologin 2. sudo systemctl --force enable sddm 3. cat /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service to see if everything works 4. sudo reboot :-) Nirjhor

I actually have not thoguht about that. I'll take a look at it now :-) On 07/19/2017 06:16 AM, Maxwell Anselm via arch-general wrote:

If you're going to use automatic login, why not cut out the middle man and ditch the display manager entirely?

Relevant wiki articles/sections: Getty#Automatic_login_to_virtual_console Xinit#Autostart_X_at_login KDE#Manual

On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 10:08 AM, Junayeed Ahnaf via arch-general < arch-general@archlinux.org> wrote:

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On Tuesday, July 18, 2017 7:06:37 PM +06, Georg wrote:

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kcm is needed for that I did it . Steps :

1. Edit /etc/sddm.conf and added user and session under autologin 2. sudo systemctl --force enable sddm 3. cat /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service to see if everything works 4. sudo reboot

:-)

Nirjhor