family laptop autologon

[Miguel Santana]

Hi
We have a family laptop w/ 4.3 and KDE2

I've just searched the archives and there's varying
opinions.
Here's what we'd like.

Someone turns on the laptop, it starts, automatically
logs in some user, whomever .. and then starts the KDE
desktop.

Security IS NOT a concern for this unconnected laptop.

Should I try something called kdm? to do this? by
having do a graphical login? but how do I specify that
I want someuser to auto-login? in /etc/ttys ??

thanks for any help

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[Guido van Rooij]

On Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 10:07:41PM -0800, Miguel Santana wrote:
> Should I try something called kdm? to do this? by
> having do a graphical login? but how do I specify that
> I want someuser to auto-login? in /etc/ttys ??
>

Dont use kdm; use a dedicated terminal type in ttys. In gettytab
add that new entry and use 'al' and perhaps some other features:
eg:
ttyv0 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc-auto" cons25 on
in gettytab
and
Pc-auto:\
:ht:np:sp#115200:al=guest

In guests .login use startx or whatever

-Guido