Autologin to fedora? - Better remote access?

[peterrajh]

Hi!

How can i set the fedora 12 to automatically login one default user?

I am using the gnome...

Why would i like that? Becouse I would like to be able to use remote desktop on the amahi box, and VNC requires a user to be loged in before you can connect...

thanx...

EDIT: After considering the safety/security issues I have abandon the idea of auto login...

So what would be the easiest way to remote access to the amahi box? The wiki here is not very good for beginers...
I am used of windows remote desktop - when you connect to the box, it displays a login window and you enter your credentials... How is this done on linux?

Is there a way to connect to my amahi server from outside of the network and then to connect further to home computers? preferably as nice as in windows home server?

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/produc ... nnect.mspx

[moredruid]

on Ubuntu you can easily change this by clicking System > Administration > Login screen
Fedora should have something similar.

[flickeringsight]

Hi, I recently discussed this is my thread for newbies (like me). Here's what I posted:

AUTOMATIC LOGIN
The /etc/gdm/custom.conf file must be edited in Terminal using the Vi or Nano text editors, I used Vi. Start Terminal and type # su root to switch to root user, it wall ask for your password. Then type #vi etc/gdm/custom.conf to launch the Vi editor and open the custom.conf file, you should see the file text come up. Type a to enter editing mode, move the cursor to the bottom of the text using the arrow keys and enter this text:

[daemon]
TimedLoginEnable=true
AutomaticLoginEnable=true
AutomticLogin=(username)
TimedLogin=(username)
TimedLoginDelay=0

Press ESC to exit editing mode and type :w to save the file, quit Terminal. You should now have automatic login at startup.

[lalpert]

I've got mine working headless without worrying about automatic login. Amahi still works if you don't log into the server.

[peterrajh]

I've got mine working headless without worrying about automatic login. Amahi still works if you don't log into the server.

How do you connect o the box? webvnc requires user to be loged in first...

[rbmattis]

Has this issue been solved?

I'm still wondering the same.

[ciscoh]

for remote access, i am using FreeNX. It works very well and is secured using SSH. I also have a port forwarded from outside my network so that i can use it remotely without logging into the VPN.

I havent had any issues yet.