Once we have Ubuntu operating system installed on our computer, sometimes without much care, We assign user passwords. This gets tedious late in our day-to-day use, which means we start noticing the time we spend on these safety guides. So we decided to remove the password, or at least not ask for it when logging in.
enable automatic login, is subtracting one layer from our security, but this is an option we can take if we are certain that our information is not at risk. In this article, we’ll explain based on which Ubuntu environment you have, since there are some differences in environments like GNOME, MATE, and KDE Plasma, there are naturally also differences in configuration. In this article, we’ll see how to do that successfully in any of these environments that free software offers us.
What should you know before activating automatic login in Ubuntu?
Anyway, when we don’t use passwords, we tend to forget them, so it’s good to know how to recover your user password from the terminal in case you forget it. We must be safe when making such decisions because when you want to perform system changes or install and uninstall programs, This process will ask you to enter your passwordas it will only be removed at login.
At this point, we have to start being proactive so as not to regret later and have to make drastic decisions. That’s why you have to find a way to physically store it so we don’t get stuck in the event of password amnesia. While there is also an option to disable passwords for logging in and executing commands, this is not recommended at this level and you should always go further.
How to activate automatic login in Ubuntu to avoid passwords?
Automatic logins are relatively easy to generate, depending on the environment you have, which, as we mentioned, is configured differently in each environment.Let’s see how it goes You can perform this activation in all three environments, we already know. But first you have to make a backup or backup in Ubuntu just in case, remember that caution always works, now we go there.
Activate it in GNOME environment
Known as GNOME, one of the most common environments used by users of software provided by Linux, it has a generic and very pleasant interface. Now to configure automatic login, first go to system configuration, because from here, the method is simpler. For this and other contexts, the terminal can be used for this action.
In the left sidebar, now we go to System > User Accounts, from here they ask us to authenticate, we enter the password, to access, we select the user and We activate the switch for the «Automatic login» optionThis will automatically log you in.
Enable it in MATE environment
Another most sought after is MATE, which is designed to increase the efficiency of personal computers and has very good in-demand characteristics. Now to enable autostart we have to go to System > Administration > Users and Groups tab and then a window will open where we select the user.
Then click in the line «Ask for password when entering», instead, another tab will open where we have to enter the current password, then Check the «Don’t ask for password» box That’s it.
Activate it in the KDE Plasma environment
In this great Linux environment, we can achieve many interesting things, such as the versatility of configuring its appearance to our liking.To activate startup without a password we have to go to System Preferences and in the window that opens we find Account Details > User Manager > Select User Finally we check the «Automatically sign in» boxfor KDE Plasma OS, this will be all.
How to disable automatic login in Ubuntu?
To disable this option from Ubuntu, we go to Active Browser and open Settings > Details > Users > Select User > Unblock.Now it will ask us to authenticate, for this we enter the password and then we activate the switch «Automatic login», in this sense we can turn off the switch and cancel this automatic mode.