How to autologin / auto startx / auto booting

[imported_micked]

make you not have to type startx every time you boot, it goes right to desktop.
Using this on backtrack 4 Pre Final persistent changes.

nano /root/.bash_profile

enter:

startx

ctrl+o #WriteOut (o=letter, NOT a zero)
enter #save
ctrl+x #Exit

all done!! reboot and try it out.

you can put all kind of things you want to autostart in this file, like me, I have put "start-network" and "wicd-client" so that I have working network every time I boot.


credit goes to: DjTaz / http://forums.remote-exploit.org/lat...g-options.html

[Eatme]

cool thanks, i was trying to figure how to do this..

But i want mine to auto start with root already being the user name..and it just asks for the password.

and after password is entered it auto starts startx.

[imported_micked]

mayby this work

http://forums.remote-exploit.org/126587-post5.html

[Nlantz]

Little correction for you,
in nano use Ctrl not shift. to save ctrl+o

[imported_micked]

Little correction for you,
in nano use Ctrl not shift. to save ctrl+o

tnx. edited first post

[agrix]

Whoops, double post :x

People people,

Why should you install all kinds of new unneccary software???

First you need to setup a root password, you can do this by entering the root enviroment. You can do this by typing 'sudo su' in a prompt. After you have succesful enterred the root enviroment you can change your password with the following command: 'passwd'

Now we need to edit /etc/rc.local with a texteditor, like VI or nano.

Add the following line before the 'exit 0' line.
-------------------
su root -c startx
-------------------

Save & reboot, and voila no more login prompt.

[manulu]

Gracias >agrix< tu informacion me funciono

[najib]

How do I come back
to the situation before configuring the auto boot ?
If sometime I change my mind

NjB

[agrix]

.. remove this post please

[dakky21]

Add the following line before the 'exit 0' line.
-------------------
su root -c startx
-------------------

Save & reboot, and voila no more login prompt.

thank you, this works.
but I want to run startx as a user, not as root...

How do i do that? I mean automatically...