Nodm
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nodm is an automatic display manager which automatically starts an X session at system boot. It is meant for devices like smartphones, but can be used on a regular computer as well, if the security implications are acceptable.
Installation
Usage
Now ensure no other display managers get started by disabling their systemd services.
After installing nodm, modify the /etc/nodm.conf
file. Set the NODM_USER
variable to the user which should be automatically logged in, and change the NODM_XSESSION
variable to point to the script that starts your session. This script must be executable!
/etc/nodm.conf
NODM_USER=user NODM_XSESSION=/home/user/.xinitrc
Enable nodm.service
so nodm will be started on boot.
Login session
For proper session handling, create pam.d file with the following content:
/etc/pam.d/nodm
#%PAM-1.0 auth include system-login account include system-login password include system-login session include system-login