# Auto Login not working

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/auto-login-not-working/1586>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [February 21, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/auto-login-not-working/1586 "2019-02-21T18:17:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Nudnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7bcc69/32.png) [@Nudnik](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Nudnik)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/auto-login-not-working/1586/1 "2019-02-21T18:17:21Z")

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I’m struggeling to activate autologin in Ubuntu Budgie 18.10. I can activate it in user settings but after reboot the setting is reverted back to deactiveted.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/auto-login-not-working/1586/2 "2019-02-22T00:05:42Z")

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Choose Menu - Login Window and click on the Users tab.

At the bottom enter into the field the name of the account you want to login as - tab away to save automatically and reboot.

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**Author:** ![Nudnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7bcc69/32.png) [@Nudnik](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Nudnik)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 8:54am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/auto-login-not-working/1586/3 "2019-02-22T08:54:44Z")

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User name was allready listed in Login Window/Users Tab as Autologin. Deleted it and tried again, no effect.  
It seems there are two places where this can be defined:

1. Login Window -\> users tab (setting remains after reboot)
2. Settings/information/user (setting reverts after reboot)  
I have no effect changing the one or the other or both. Still requests password after reboot.

Update,  
I realised that the setting in Login Window will keep my username in autostart even when I deleted it. This happens after restarting of the app.

Is there a config file to maintain the autologin manually? Setting is actually in etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf but I would have expected in etc/lightdm/users.conf.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 9:46am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/auto-login-not-working/1586/4 "2019-02-22T09:46:35Z")

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Not sure what is happening with your setup

I can add my login name to “Login Window” and it will autostart without any issues

If I then go in and delete my name, “Login Window” removes the name and autostart is disabled.

/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf is updated by “Login Window”

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**Author:** ![Nudnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7bcc69/32.png) [@Nudnik](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Nudnik)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 10:08am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/auto-login-not-working/1586/5 "2019-02-22T10:08:18Z")

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I did a fresh install the other day. Setup is unchanged.  
Any idea if the access rights to the conf file needs to be changed/corrected?

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 10:12am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/auto-login-not-working/1586/6 "2019-02-22T10:12:07Z")

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This is my setup

![image](https://cdck-file-uploads-canada1.s3.dualstack.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/b/b755077afe68f880c0002b014bdaae216bc074cb.png)

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**Author:** ![Nudnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7bcc69/32.png) [@Nudnik](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Nudnik)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 10:47am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/auto-login-not-working/1586/7 "2019-02-22T10:47:33Z")

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This is my setup:

![Bildschirmfoto%20vom%202019-02-22%2011-45-59](https://cdck-file-uploads-canada1.s3.dualstack.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/1/1609bcbbe287991e4d9c18f7d217f9e31fa87305.png)

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 10:52am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/auto-login-not-working/1586/8 "2019-02-22T10:52:29Z")

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And what happens if you replace the contents to what is my setup (obviously change the user name to dominik!) ?

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**Author:** ![Nudnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7bcc69/32.png) [@Nudnik](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Nudnik)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 10:55am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/auto-login-not-working/1586/9 "2019-02-22T10:55:57Z")

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changed it accordingly, no change ☹  
 ![Bildschirmfoto%20vom%202019-02-22%2011-54-39](https://cdck-file-uploads-canada1.s3.dualstack.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/d/dd516cd248e447df61b7e3524532dcb426088610.png)

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 10:57am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/auto-login-not-working/1586/10 "2019-02-22T10:57:14Z")

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hmm… sorry - no idea ☹