Auto login to icewm

szzed · 05-09-2012, 07:09 AM

Hi All!
I have a PC with minimal openSuSE installation, with X11, xdm as display, and icewm as window manager.
How can I achieve auto login in that configuration?
I don't insist using xdm, but using icewm. I know that, xdm is a login manager, and I should ignore using it, because I don't want anybody to login, but how can I do that in that configuration. How can I skip starting xdm (or at least the login part), but start the x, and after that start icewm with a specified user? I don't want to install other display managers (kdm, gdm, ...)
Thanks for replies!

Slackyman · 05-09-2012, 07:25 AM

xdm doesn't support autologin so you have to change the root .xinitrc (/root/.xinitrc) and use
su username -c "/usr/bin/icewm"

szzed · 05-09-2012, 08:03 AM

Thanks for suggestion, Slackyman!
I've tried it, but the login screen still comes up.
I did not have /root/.xinitrc, so I created one, with the content you wrote.
Any other idea?

Slackyman · 05-09-2012, 08:08 AM

Ok, then remove the /root/.xinitrc and modify /usr/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc file:

Code:

# Start the window manager:
if [ -z "$DESKTOP_SESSION" -a -x /usr/bin/ck-launch-session ]; then
     su username -c "ck-launch-session /usr/bin/icewm"
else
    su username -c "/usr/bin/icewm"
fi

Anyway, I don't like this approach and auto-login too!