<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><b class="">Thanks, Rusty.</b><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><div class=""><b class="">I had not found the first link you offered, which seems right on target. I did find a lightdm.conf file, that’s the one I said had just one entry and it was not relevant. Now I have some pointers to possible settings I can try.</b></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I’m not near the PC right now, but it’s clearly MINT 18 and was supposedly the latest, so presumably 18.3.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This system didn’t have an mdm.conf file, in fact “find” didn’t find anything on the disk about “mdm”. Online I saw references to it, but didn’t find the setting that I may need, "AutomaticLoginEnable=False”, which I’ll keep in mind as a backup.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Stephen:</b> You mentioned a live DVD, <b class="">thanks for the nudge</b>. Since I am now supporting two Mint systems besides my own desktop, I think it’s time to learn how to make a USB backup boot. We do have the “tom” account doing the usual sudo and admin things, but I’ve been afraid to wipe out the “user” account because the auto-login might hang up looking for it. I’d thought about a live DVD as insurance, but your mention has pushed me into getting it done.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks all,</div><div class="">Victor</div><div class="">_______________</div><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""><div><div class="">On 20180621, at 08:22, Carruth, Rusty <<a href="mailto:Rusty.Carruth@smartm.com" class="">Rusty.Carruth@smartm.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Is this mint 17 or mint 18?<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">In fact, is it 17, 18, 18.1, 18.2, or 18.3?<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">If you have a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(46, 139, 87); background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf file, then set it to something like<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><pre style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 15.6pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(46, 139, 87); background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">[</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(46, 139, 87);" class="">Seat:*]<o:p class=""></o:p></span></pre><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 15.6pt; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(46, 139, 87);" class="">#autologin-guest=false<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 15.6pt; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(46, 139, 87);" class="">#autologin-user=john<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.8pt; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(46, 139, 87);" class="">#autologin-user-timeout=0</span><span style="font-size: 15.5pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">(I think. Or that might turn it on, not sure. Found that info at<a href="https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=252967" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=252967</a>)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">The other file to look for is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Consolas; color: rgb(36, 39, 41); background-color: rgb(239, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">/etc/mdm/mdm.conf, where you make sure AutomaticLoginEnable=False. (I found that at<a href="https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/180565/how-to-autologin-as-root-to-mint-17-1" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/180565/how-to-autologin-as-root-to-mint-17-1</a>, but note that this is for turning it ON, you want to turn it off. (This is for mint 17.1))<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Consolas; color: rgb(36, 39, 41); background-color: rgb(239, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Consolas; color: rgb(36, 39, 41); background-color: rgb(239, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">Again, if you’re using mint 18.2, see<a href="https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/381785/how-do-i-enable-auto-login-in-mint-18" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/381785/how-do-i-enable-auto-login-in-mint-18</a>, which gives even better info about how to make sure you’re running the display-manager that the information is applicable to.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Consolas; color: rgb(36, 39, 41); background-color: rgb(239, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Consolas; color: rgb(36, 39, 41); background-color: rgb(239, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">You also might need to look at /etc/mdm/mdm.conf (see<a href="https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/45573/how-to-disable-auto-login-in-linux-mint" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/45573/how-to-disable-auto-login-in-linux-mint</a>)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Consolas; color: rgb(36, 39, 41); background-color: rgb(239, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Consolas; color: rgb(36, 39, 41); background-color: rgb(239, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">Rusty<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>PLUG-discuss [<a href="mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Victor Odhner<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, June 20, 2018 10:38 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Main PLUG discussion list<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Mint Cinnamon with a default login<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">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?<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">The details:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">It was set up with one temporary admin user, named “user”, with password “password.”<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">So we set up the “tom” account, with admin status, and then made “user” an ordinary user with its permissions turned off, and a serious password.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">We ran fine as “tom”, but when we shut down and restarted, it came right up as “user” without authentication.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">We can log out of the “user” session and we get the login dialog so we can get to the “tom” account.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">We could remove “user,” but I thought it might hang up looking for that account.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">I did some web searching and they referred to two config files to be adjusted, but one didn’t exist and the other had only one line which wasn’t relevant to the issue.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Any suggestions?<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Thanks,<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; 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