GNOME - Autologin not working
 

I must enable autologin for user1 in a redhat 5.6 machine, with GNOME 2.16.0.
I found on web that i've to modify the /etc/gdm/custom.conf file like this:

...
[daemon]
AutomaticLoginEnable = true
AutomaticLogin = user1
...

but it's not working.
Actually in the Login Screen tool I can see the automatic login box checked, but in the user field nothing appears. Is "AutomaticLogin=..." the right syntax?

Thanks

Would this help? http://www.linfo.org/automatic_login.html

It's the same thing I did, but with no results.
Checking/unchecking the Enable box actually corresponds to adding/deleting the "AutomaticLoginEnable = true" line.
Under the checkbox no user is prompted for the selection, and if I add the "AutomaticLogin = user1" line there's no effect.

I wrote the line regarding the user, rebooted and it worked.
Thank you

Can I ask how your config look like then, since it is now working?

custom.conf:

...
[daemon]
AutomaticLoginEnable = true
AutomaticLogin = user1
...

after having rebooted in gdmsetup tool "user1" is showed in the user field under automatic login check box

Ahh ok, so then using your normal username, it works as advertised then? I'm just making sure so you don't run into any future problems.