You normally authenticate via username and password combination to access your Linux system. Whether it's a necessity or simply for convenience, you can configure your KDE-based Linux system to log you in during system boot automatically. It could be the case if you're running a dedicated or single-user system.
This is possible if you're using SDDM as your login manager. SDDM is the default login manager in Kubuntu or most other KDE-based Linux distributions.
Steps to enable or disable autologin in KDE:
- Launch System Settings from the Application Launcher.
- Go to Startup and Shutdown from the sidebar menu.
- Click on the Behavior button from the Login Screen panel.
- Click on the Automatically log in check box to enable automatic login.
Make sure this check box is not ticked to disable automatic login.
- Select a user from the list to enable automatic login and the corresponding session type.
- Click Apply to save the configuration.
- Enter your password if requested and click on the OK button.
Your user need to have administrator privilege.
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Shakir Zakaria
Mohd Shakir Zakaria is an experienced cloud architect with a strong development and open-source advocacy background. He boasts multiple certifications in AWS, Red Hat, VMware, ITIL, and Linux, underscoring his expertise in cloud architecture and system administration.
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Mohd Shakir Zakaria is an experienced cloud architect with a strong development and open-source advocacy background. He boasts multiple certifications in AWS, Red Hat, VMware, ITIL, and Linux, underscoring his expertise in cloud architecture and system administration.
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