From plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org Thu Jun 21 10:33:58 2018 Return-Path: X-Original-To: lurker@lists.phxlinux.org Delivered-To: lurker@lists.phxlinux.org Received: from phxlinux.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by phxlinux.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B4CA32A0008; Thu, 21 Jun 2018 10:33:58 -0700 (MST) X-Original-To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Delivered-To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Received: from fed1rmfepo201.cox.net (fed1rmfepo201.cox.net [68.230.241.146]) by phxlinux.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0519032A0007 for ; Thu, 21 Jun 2018 10:33:56 -0700 (MST) Received: from fed1rmimpo305.cox.net ([68.230.241.173]) by fed1rmfepo201.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.01.05.28 201-2260-151-171-20160122) with ESMTP id <20180621173356.CBEY4167.fed1rmfepo201.cox.net@fed1rmimpo305.cox.net> for ; Thu, 21 Jun 2018 13:33:56 -0400 Received: from [172.16.5.111] ([91.134.219.169]) by fed1rmimpo305.cox.net with cox id 1VZo1y00S3ftDQj01VZse6; Thu, 21 Jun 2018 13:33:54 -0400 X-CT-Class: Clean X-CT-Score: 0.00 X-CT-RefID: str=0001.0A09020A.5B2BE183.0011, ss=1, re=0.000, recu=0.000, reip=0.000, cl=1, cld=1, fgs=0 X-CT-Spam: 0 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.2 cv=Xdb59Mx5 c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=mPYXMYfT6WDz8L8v7yRDlA==:117 a=mPYXMYfT6WDz8L8v7yRDlA==:17 a=x7bEGLp0ZPQA:10 a=xKcrbFdgAAAA:8 a=UApgNeDKAAAA:8 a=Ye9q-bpsAAAA:8 a=qd1UI2nrAAAA:8 a=lh9j-v0ToovXXC4HnGMA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=1V_mi3lkkEMA:10 a=wWzqjWNZp9AcZrovCa4A:9 a=2B1Gggc38ojMyagq:21 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 a=4CbDXKfiEl2k451DeNJ_:22 a=fasyu4nNmrhVRyehPdzp:22 a=Rf78iB88kbcEjsXYuAON:22 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Authentication-Results: cox.net; auth=pass (PLAIN) smtp.auth=vodhner@cox.net From: Victor Odhner Message-Id: <5CEB5D49-4021-43BD-AA16-7AA45CF41915@cox.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) Subject: Re: Mint Cinnamon with a default login Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2018 10:33:48 -0700 References: <1Tui1y0CG1oaZ9c01Tuy7k> To: Main PLUG discussion list In-Reply-To: <1Tui1y0CG1oaZ9c01Tuy7k> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) X-BeenThere: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: Main PLUG discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Reply-To: Main PLUG discussion list Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============5616310825388478793==" Errors-To: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org Sender: "PLUG-discuss" --===============5616310825388478793== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_2DFE24D6-37E4-401D-AB17-50E1307E74CB" --Apple-Mail=_2DFE24D6-37E4-401D-AB17-50E1307E74CB Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Thanks, Rusty. I had not found the first link you offered, which seems right on target. = I did find a lightdm.conf file, that=E2=80=99s the one I said had just = one entry and it was not relevant. Now I have some pointers to possible = settings I can try. I=E2=80=99m not near the PC right now, but it=E2=80=99s clearly MINT 18 = and was supposedly the latest, so presumably 18.3. This system didn=E2=80=99t have an mdm.conf file, in fact =E2=80=9Cfind=E2= =80=9D didn=E2=80=99t find anything on the disk about =E2=80=9Cmdm=E2=80=9D= . Online I saw references to it, but didn=E2=80=99t find the setting = that I may need, "AutomaticLoginEnable=3DFalse=E2=80=9D, which I=E2=80=99l= l keep in mind as a backup. Stephen: You mentioned a live DVD, thanks for the nudge. Since I am now = supporting two Mint systems besides my own desktop, I think it=E2=80=99s = time to learn how to make a USB backup boot. We do have the =E2=80=9Ctom=E2= =80=9D account doing the usual sudo and admin things, but I=E2=80=99ve = been afraid to wipe out the =E2=80=9Cuser=E2=80=9D account because the = auto-login might hang up looking for it. I=E2=80=99d thought about a = live DVD as insurance, but your mention has pushed me into getting it = done. Thanks all, Victor _______________ On 20180621, at 08:22, Carruth, Rusty wrote: Is this mint 17 or mint 18? =20 In fact, is it 17, 18, 18.1, 18.2, or 18.3? =20 If you have a /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf file, then set it to something = like [Seat:*] #autologin-guest=3Dfalse #autologin-user=3Djohn #autologin-user-timeout=3D0 =20 (I think. Or that might turn it on, not sure. Found that info = athttps://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=3D252967 = ) =20 The other file to look for is /etc/mdm/mdm.conf, where you make sure = AutomaticLoginEnable=3DFalse. (I found that = athttps://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/180565/how-to-autologin-as-root= -to-mint-17-1 = , but note that this is for turning it ON, you want to turn = it off. (This is for mint 17.1)) =20 Again, if you=E2=80=99re using mint 18.2, = seehttps://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/381785/how-do-i-enable-auto-lo= gin-in-mint-18 = , which gives even better info about how to make sure = you=E2=80=99re running the display-manager that the information is = applicable to. =20 You also might need to look at /etc/mdm/mdm.conf = (seehttps://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/45573/how-to-disable-auto-log= in-in-linux-mint = ) =20 Rusty =20 From: PLUG-discuss [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org = ] On Behalf Of Victor = Odhner Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 10:38 PM To: Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Mint Cinnamon with a default login =20 A vendor loaded Tom's new PC with Mint Cinnamon. It powers up without = authentication to a default user account. How do we disable that? =20 The details: =20 It was set up with one temporary admin user, named =E2=80=9Cuser=E2=80=9D,= with password =E2=80=9Cpassword.=E2=80=9D =20 So we set up the =E2=80=9Ctom=E2=80=9D account, with admin status, and = then made =E2=80=9Cuser=E2=80=9D an ordinary user with its permissions = turned off, and a serious password. =20 We ran fine as =E2=80=9Ctom=E2=80=9D, but when we shut down and = restarted, it came right up as =E2=80=9Cuser=E2=80=9D without = authentication. =20 We can log out of the =E2=80=9Cuser=E2=80=9D session and we get the = login dialog so we can get to the =E2=80=9Ctom=E2=80=9D account. =20 We could remove =E2=80=9Cuser,=E2=80=9D but I thought it might hang up = looking for that account. =20 I did some web searching and they referred to two config files to be = adjusted, but one didn=E2=80=99t exist and the other had only one line = which wasn=E2=80=99t relevant to the issue. =20 Any suggestions? =20 Thanks, Victor =20 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org = To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss = --Apple-Mail=_2DFE24D6-37E4-401D-AB17-50E1307E74CB Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Thanks, Rusty.

I had not found = the first link you offered, which seems right on target. I did find a = lightdm.conf file, that=E2=80=99s the one I said had just one entry and = it was not relevant. Now I have some pointers to possible settings I can = try.

I=E2=80=99m not near the PC right now, but it=E2=80=99s = clearly MINT 18 and was supposedly the latest, so presumably = 18.3.

This = system didn=E2=80=99t have an mdm.conf file, in fact =E2=80=9Cfind=E2=80=9D= didn=E2=80=99t find anything on the disk about =E2=80=9Cmdm=E2=80=9D. = Online I saw references to it, but didn=E2=80=99t find the setting that = I may need, "AutomaticLoginEnable=3DFalse=E2=80=9D, which I=E2=80=99ll = keep in mind as a backup.

Stephen: You mentioned a live DVD, thanks for the nudge. Since I am now supporting two Mint = systems besides my own desktop, I think it=E2=80=99s time to learn how = to make a USB backup boot. We do have the =E2=80=9Ctom=E2=80=9D account = doing the usual sudo and admin things, but I=E2=80=99ve been afraid to = wipe out the =E2=80=9Cuser=E2=80=9D account because the auto-login might = hang up looking for it. I=E2=80=99d thought about a live DVD as = insurance, but your mention has pushed me into getting it = done.

Thanks = all,
Victor
_______________

On 20180621, at 08:22, Carruth, Rusty = <Rusty.Carruth@smartm.com> wrote:

Is this mint 17 or mint 18?
 
In fact, is it 17, 18, = 18.1, 18.2, or 18.3?
 
If you have a /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf = file, then set it to something like
[Seat:*]
#autologin-guest=3Dfalse
#autologin-user=3Djohn
#autologin-user-timeout=3D0
 
(I think.  Or that = might turn it on, not sure.  Found that info athttps://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=3D252967)
 
The other file to look = for is /etc/mdm/mdm.conf, where you make sure = AutomaticLoginEnable=3DFalse.  (I found that athttps://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/180565/how-to-autologi= n-as-root-to-mint-17-1, but note that this is for turning it ON, you = want to turn it off.  (This is for mint 17.1))
 
Again, if you=E2=80=99re using mint 18.2, seehttps://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/381785/how-do-i-enable= -auto-login-in-mint-18, which gives even better info about how to = make sure you=E2=80=99re running the display-manager that the = information is applicable to.
 
 
Rusty
 
From: PLUG-discuss= [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org] On Behalf = Of Victor = Odhner
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 = 10:38 PM
To: Main PLUG discussion = list
Subject: Mint Cinnamon with a = default login
 
A vendor loaded Tom's = new PC with Mint Cinnamon. It powers up without authentication to a = default user account. How do we disable that?
 
The details:
 
It was set up with one temporary admin = user, named =E2=80=9Cuser=E2=80=9D, with password =E2=80=9Cpassword.=E2=80= =9D
 
So we set up the =E2=80=9Ctom=E2=80=9D account, with = admin status, and then made =E2=80=9Cuser=E2=80=9D an ordinary user with = its permissions turned off, and a serious password.
 
We ran fine as =E2=80=9Ctom=E2=80=9D, but = when we shut down and restarted, it came right up as =E2=80=9Cuser=E2=80=9D= without authentication.
 
We can log out of the =E2=80=9Cuser=E2=80=9D session = and we get the login dialog so we can get to the =E2=80=9Ctom=E2=80=9D = account.
 
We could remove =E2=80=9Cuser,=E2=80=9D but I thought = it might hang up looking for that account.
 
I did some web searching and they = referred to two config files to be adjusted, but one didn=E2=80=99t = exist and the other had only one line which wasn=E2=80=99t relevant to = the issue.
 
Any suggestions?
 
Thanks,
Victor
 
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