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Check settings and the checkbox is off for autologin. Turn it on. Reboot. Again asks for the password
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sounds like you ran some kind of GUI (graphical panel) as non-root which is why IMHO it did not work
try opening a terminal and getting root then edit the file /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf so that the line changes from
#autologin-user=<YOUR USERNAME>
to
autologin-user=<YOUR USERNAME>
ref
https://elementaryos.stackexchange.c...entary-os-loki
Code:
sudo nano /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
use arrow keys to get to # and delete it
then press kb keys Ctrl (and) o (to over-write file).....follow the prompts to agree to over write file-name
then press kb keys Ctrl (and) x (to exit nano)
2) if that scares you....run sudo <name of text editor> /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf in a terminal to achieve same outcome.