[LightDM] Autologin (lightdm) questions

[poma]

On 11.07.2014 08:39, poma wrote:
> On 10.07.2014 10:28, poma wrote:
>> On 10.07.2014 05:58, poma wrote:
>>>
>>> OK, from the user's perspective, I found why "auto(re)login-user=" && "auto(re)login-user-timeout=" works, that is why doesn't work.
>>> In practice when using the 'lightdm-gtk-greeter', user displayed, that is selected, won't be automatically logged, unlike all others which are configured to do so.
>>> Or simply using a "greeter-hide-users=true" directive, all users configured to do so will be automatically logged, in timely manner.
>>> And that's it.
>>>
>>
>> In the case this is related to the 'lightdm-gtk-greeter' I think it's fair to also inform LightDM Gtk+ Greeter development team.
>>
>
> I see a couple open reports related to this topic at
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm-gtk-greeter
> so I'll comment on them to help you understand the real situation on this issue
> Here I refer to:
> - lightdm-1.11.4
> - lightdm-gtk-1.8.5
> - >= xfce4-session-4.10.1
> - >= systemd-208
>
> 1. "xfce autologin is not working"
>      https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm-gtk-greeter/+bug/1077403
>
> A: It works, with or without password. :)
>
> 2. "Auto-login broke in latest release"
>      https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm-gtk-greeter/+bug/1117893
> Ref. "Timed autologin feature not working"
>        https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/902852
>
> A: This is partly true, as I discovered.
>      It works but on one condition, the user who is set to be automatically logged for 1 or more seconds,
>      must not be displayed, that is chosen, at the greeter session screen.
>      The same applies if the user name is manually entered and then the selected input password field,
>      within a given period of time, in seconds.
>      By the way this all together sound as lightdm[-gtk-greeter] expects users to be manually logged,
>      and therefore blocking automatic login, in timely manner.
>      To be honest, this sounds more like a feature rather than a bug. :)
>
> 3. "Greeter does not evaluate 'autologin-user-timeout'"
>      https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm-gtk-greeter/+bug/1222139
>
> A: Same as above mentioned. ;)
>
> Besides it is a session-type unrelated.
> And even leaving reserve if this is something specific to a particular distribution,
> it seems to me that it really does not matter if you use the above mentioned components
> namely their versions.
> I hope I helped you at least a little. :)
>

Particularly with regard to revision 292 - "Show password_entry only if needed", I tested lightdm-gtk-1.8.6.r293.
"autologin-user-timeout" is at the same level of [non]functionality, as the previous version.


poma