How can I avoid any kind of log in with SUSE 10.2?

Many thanks,

Alan Moorman

Alan Moorman wrote:
> How can I avoid any kind of log in with SUSE 10.2?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Alan Moorman
>

If you're talking about a KDE session, then you can
go to Configure Desktop (Personal Settings) ->
System Administration -> Login Manager
(click button for Administrator Mode and enter
the root password) and click on the Convenience
tab and Enable Auto-Login for a particular username.

If you are wanting a shell (non-graphical), it can
be done as well... a bit trickier.... however
only do these things if security isn't important
to you at all.

On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:16:01 -0600, Chris Cox
<ccox_nopenotthis@airmail.net> wrote:

>Alan Moorman wrote:
>> How can I avoid any kind of log in with SUSE 10.2?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> Alan Moorman
>>
>
>If you're talking about a KDE session, then you can
>go to Configure Desktop (Personal Settings) ->
>System Administration -> Login Manager
>(click button for Administrator Mode and enter
>the root password) and click on the Convenience
>tab and Enable Auto-Login for a particular username.
>
>If you are wanting a shell (non-graphical), it can
>be done as well... a bit trickier.... however
>only do these things if security isn't important
>to you at all.

Well, yeah, I think security isn't important, as in another
person using the computer.

I am the administrator, and the only user.

However, I'm a newbie to Linux, and don't know what a "KDE
session" is/means.....

Alan

Alan Moorman wrote:

> How can I avoid any kind of log in with SUSE 10.2?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Alan Moorman

Turn the computer off.

--
Dancin in the ruins tonight
Tayo'y Mga Pinoy

Alan Moorman wrote:
> On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:16:01 -0600, Chris Cox
> <ccox_nopenotthis@airmail.net> wrote:
>
>> Alan Moorman wrote:
>>> How can I avoid any kind of log in with SUSE 10.2?
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>>
>>> Alan Moorman
>>>
>> If you're talking about a KDE session, then you can
>> go to Configure Desktop (Personal Settings) ->
>> System Administration -> Login Manager
>> (click button for Administrator Mode and enter
>> the root password) and click on the Convenience
>> tab and Enable Auto-Login for a particular username.
>>
>> If you are wanting a shell (non-graphical), it can
>> be done as well... a bit trickier.... however
>> only do these things if security isn't important
>> to you at all.
>
> Well, yeah, I think security isn't important, as in another
> person using the computer.
>
> I am the administrator, and the only user.
>
> However, I'm a newbie to Linux, and don't know what a "KDE
> session" is/means.....

Well, it means that you're running KDE as your primary
desktop instead of Gnome. Both are available in
openSUSE... you choose at install time which one you
prefer.

If you have a button on the lower left (assuming openSUSE 10.2)
that looks like a lizard and hoevering over it produces
a message about it being Kmenu... then you have a KDE
desktop.

If you open up the KMenu (click on the lizard) you will
see one of the items under the Favorites tab is
Configure Desktop.

Before I can help futher, you need to see if you're
running KDE... if it's not KDE, then you're likely
running Gnome. I haven't done an auto-login with
Gnome.. somebody else may have to post instructions
for that.

On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:58:48 -0600, Chris Cox
<ccox_nopenotthis@airmail.net> wrote:

>Alan Moorman wrote:
>> On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:16:01 -0600, Chris Cox
>> <ccox_nopenotthis@airmail.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Alan Moorman wrote:
>>>> How can I avoid any kind of log in with SUSE 10.2?
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Alan Moorman
>>>>
>>> If you're talking about a KDE session, then you can
>>> go to Configure Desktop (Personal Settings) ->
>>> System Administration -> Login Manager
>>> (click button for Administrator Mode and enter
>>> the root password) and click on the Convenience
>>> tab and Enable Auto-Login for a particular username.
>>>
>>> If you are wanting a shell (non-graphical), it can
>>> be done as well... a bit trickier.... however
>>> only do these things if security isn't important
>>> to you at all.
>>
>> Well, yeah, I think security isn't important, as in another
>> person using the computer.
>>
>> I am the administrator, and the only user.
>>
>> However, I'm a newbie to Linux, and don't know what a "KDE
>> session" is/means.....
>
>Well, it means that you're running KDE as your primary
>desktop instead of Gnome. Both are available in
>openSUSE... you choose at install time which one you
>prefer.
>
>If you have a button on the lower left (assuming openSUSE 10.2)
>that looks like a lizard and hoevering over it produces
>a message about it being Kmenu... then you have a KDE
>desktop.
>
>If you open up the KMenu (click on the lizard) you will
>see one of the items under the Favorites tab is
>Configure Desktop.
>
>Before I can help futher, you need to see if you're
>running KDE... if it's not KDE, then you're likely
>running Gnome. I haven't done an auto-login with
>Gnome.. somebody else may have to post instructions
>for that.

Thanks! I figured out that I'm using Gnome. . .

Alan Moorman