Auto-login to the Desktop

[srackham]

To configure the Desktop to auto-login (Ubuntu MATE 14.04) add an autologin-user line specifying your user name to the /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/60-lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf file. For example:

[SeatDefaults]
greeter-session=lightdm-gtk-greeter
autologin-user=srackham

Conf files in the /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/ directory are cascaded into the lightdm login manager in alpha order.

[nayosx]

Is a great solution for me

[fizikci]

Thanks it works also on 15.04

[skooop]

Definitely works with Centos 7 + MATE

[RaymondTan]

Thanks… This is so helpful… and it works for me …

[Piper64]

Brilliant, thank you. Works on 16.04 on my Odroid C2 as well.

[atahuapal]

Hi - I am still taken to a login screen with the Mate logo, my user name and a login button. How do I go straight to my desktop - no password, no login button click?

Thank you.

[tafgr]

Fast n easy! Thanks!
VMware 12, MATE 16.04

[atalati]

Since Ubuntu MATE 18.04 LTS (Boinic), this does not seem to work. Here is what you need to do:

https://gist.github.com/ablaze8/b906005956ade193d829bdf0d28c170f

[Yahahaa]

Also works for Ubuntu mate 16.04

[Collaper]

I've just tried this solution on 18.04 (Bionic) and it works correctly.

Thanks you very much @atalai.

Bests

[john1]

thx @atalati
works on Ubuntu Mate 20.04 (.3) LTS

[sssheridan]

Still works! Ubuntu Mate 22.04 LTS (aarch64)