Lubuntu 18.10 LXQt desktop no user login after booting

Interesting one. After some time of leaving ubuntu I decided to run Lubuntu again. This time 18.10. There is a new desktop called LXQt as far as I can see. MY problem; after installing it it runs straight to the desktop without need for user login. Ok. I must say I like comfort and getting to the point of things quickly. Sadly I have installed lubuntu on a Compact flash, which I carry around. So, without wanting to be paranoid I think it would be good to protect it with a password after booting up at least.

Trying searching on key words on duckduckgo.com like "lubuntu LXQt config file" or "lubuntu change auto login" did get me nowhere. All the solutions provided are based on different desktop gui's like lightdm etc.
These desktop gui's store there config files in a different /etc directory. Why is there so much change on important functions like the desktop gui in 1 type of distribution? It creates confusion and scaring away new users...

My question; How to have a login window back in my setup for lubuntu 18.10?

Thanks in advance for all help.

update: I forgot to mention that in the 'users and groups' tool there is no selector for login screen or anything like that. Could be I overlooked something. Because I couldn't find it, I started to investigate the terminal en config file direction...

edited Nov 21 '18 at 14:25

asked Nov 21 '18 at 14:17

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My question; How to have a login window back in my setup for lubuntu 18.10?

Thanks in advance for all help.

edited Nov 21 '18 at 14:25

asked Nov 21 '18 at 14:17

leeuwtje

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add a comment |

My question; How to have a login window back in my setup for lubuntu 18.10?

Thanks in advance for all help.

edited Nov 21 '18 at 14:25

asked Nov 21 '18 at 14:17

leeuwtje

265

My question; How to have a login window back in my setup for lubuntu 18.10?

Thanks in advance for all help.

edited Nov 21 '18 at 14:25

asked Nov 21 '18 at 14:17

leeuwtje

265

edited Nov 21 '18 at 14:25

asked Nov 21 '18 at 14:17

leeuwtje

265

edited Nov 21 '18 at 14:25

asked Nov 21 '18 at 14:17

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asked Nov 21 '18 at 14:17

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My question; How to have a login window back in my setup for lubuntu 18.10?

I opened a terminal and ran

sudo nano /etc/sddm.conf

I saw:

[Autologin]

User=dkb

Session=Lubuntu

where "dkb" is my user name.

I deleted the User=dkb line

saved the file

exited nano

rebooted

Now I see the login screen.

Reference: https://github.com/sddm/sddm

Edit:

Saving changes requires "persistent" storage. If you don't have persistent storage, you'll just have to start all over again from the iso and enable persistent storage. And you then might as well enable the password requirement for login.

edited Nov 22 '18 at 8:53

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Thanks man! Works like a charm. Glad this is solved, I surfed the net for 40 minutes yesterday. Waste of time for something that simple... My other questions still stand however. For example how did you know about this "/etc/sddm.conf" file? Coming from another distro, how can I know this without asking on a forum?

– leeuwtje
Nov 22 '18 at 14:01

update: I see now this is a common conf file in many linux distro's. But I never had to use it before....

– leeuwtje
Nov 22 '18 at 14:08

1

Ask Ubuntu is for answerable questions: "You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face" Something like "Why is there so much change on important functions like the desktop gui in 1 type of distribution? It creates confusion and scaring away new users...", in my opinion, isn't. I couldn't find any other clearly expressed question other than the one I quoted and answered but apparently not well enough to merit an "Accept".

– DK Bose
Nov 23 '18 at 12:43

I'm so sorry....you can't just leave people in a maze trying to find answers when you change primairy functions in a operating system. Stating " You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face" Means only you don't respect the users perception. Just do a duckduckgo.com for similar problems and find how many people have difficulty with changing configurations files and functions. Try to see the basical reason why users start to ask questions? Just marking all of us not directly connected to a developers team "stupid" is not the answer.

– leeuwtje
Nov 28 '18 at 11:47

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Most of us who try to help users are not associated with the development of software. We are users just like you. We just try to help answer answerable questions. If you're unhappy with my answer and my comment, you can express your opinion at meta.askubuntu.com for a wider audience.

– DK Bose
Nov 28 '18 at 13:02

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My question; How to have a login window back in my setup for lubuntu 18.10?

I opened a terminal and ran

sudo nano /etc/sddm.conf

I saw:

[Autologin]

User=dkb

Session=Lubuntu

where "dkb" is my user name.

I deleted the User=dkb line

saved the file

exited nano

rebooted

Now I see the login screen.

Reference: https://github.com/sddm/sddm

Edit:

edited Nov 22 '18 at 8:53

community wiki

2 revs
DK Bose

Thanks man! Works like a charm. Glad this is solved, I surfed the net for 40 minutes yesterday. Waste of time for something that simple... My other questions still stand however. For example how did you know about this "/etc/sddm.conf" file? Coming from another distro, how can I know this without asking on a forum?

– leeuwtje
Nov 22 '18 at 14:01

update: I see now this is a common conf file in many linux distro's. But I never had to use it before....

– leeuwtje
Nov 22 '18 at 14:08

1

Ask Ubuntu is for answerable questions: "You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face" Something like "Why is there so much change on important functions like the desktop gui in 1 type of distribution? It creates confusion and scaring away new users...", in my opinion, isn't. I couldn't find any other clearly expressed question other than the one I quoted and answered but apparently not well enough to merit an "Accept".

– DK Bose
Nov 23 '18 at 12:43

I'm so sorry....you can't just leave people in a maze trying to find answers when you change primairy functions in a operating system. Stating " You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face" Means only you don't respect the users perception. Just do a duckduckgo.com for similar problems and find how many people have difficulty with changing configurations files and functions. Try to see the basical reason why users start to ask questions? Just marking all of us not directly connected to a developers team "stupid" is not the answer.

– leeuwtje
Nov 28 '18 at 11:47

2

Most of us who try to help users are not associated with the development of software. We are users just like you. We just try to help answer answerable questions. If you're unhappy with my answer and my comment, you can express your opinion at meta.askubuntu.com for a wider audience.

– DK Bose
Nov 28 '18 at 13:02

|
show 3 more comments

My question; How to have a login window back in my setup for lubuntu 18.10?

I opened a terminal and ran

sudo nano /etc/sddm.conf

I saw:

[Autologin]

User=dkb

Session=Lubuntu

where "dkb" is my user name.

I deleted the User=dkb line

saved the file

exited nano

rebooted

Now I see the login screen.

Reference: https://github.com/sddm/sddm

Edit:

edited Nov 22 '18 at 8:53

community wiki

2 revs
DK Bose

Thanks man! Works like a charm. Glad this is solved, I surfed the net for 40 minutes yesterday. Waste of time for something that simple... My other questions still stand however. For example how did you know about this "/etc/sddm.conf" file? Coming from another distro, how can I know this without asking on a forum?

– leeuwtje
Nov 22 '18 at 14:01

update: I see now this is a common conf file in many linux distro's. But I never had to use it before....

– leeuwtje
Nov 22 '18 at 14:08

1

Ask Ubuntu is for answerable questions: "You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face" Something like "Why is there so much change on important functions like the desktop gui in 1 type of distribution? It creates confusion and scaring away new users...", in my opinion, isn't. I couldn't find any other clearly expressed question other than the one I quoted and answered but apparently not well enough to merit an "Accept".

– DK Bose
Nov 23 '18 at 12:43

I'm so sorry....you can't just leave people in a maze trying to find answers when you change primairy functions in a operating system. Stating " You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face" Means only you don't respect the users perception. Just do a duckduckgo.com for similar problems and find how many people have difficulty with changing configurations files and functions. Try to see the basical reason why users start to ask questions? Just marking all of us not directly connected to a developers team "stupid" is not the answer.

– leeuwtje
Nov 28 '18 at 11:47

2

Most of us who try to help users are not associated with the development of software. We are users just like you. We just try to help answer answerable questions. If you're unhappy with my answer and my comment, you can express your opinion at meta.askubuntu.com for a wider audience.

– DK Bose
Nov 28 '18 at 13:02

|
show 3 more comments

My question; How to have a login window back in my setup for lubuntu 18.10?

I opened a terminal and ran

sudo nano /etc/sddm.conf

I saw:

[Autologin]

User=dkb

Session=Lubuntu

where "dkb" is my user name.

I deleted the User=dkb line

saved the file

exited nano

rebooted

Now I see the login screen.

Reference: https://github.com/sddm/sddm

Edit:

edited Nov 22 '18 at 8:53

community wiki

2 revs
DK Bose

My question; How to have a login window back in my setup for lubuntu 18.10?

I opened a terminal and ran

sudo nano /etc/sddm.conf

I saw:

[Autologin]

User=dkb

Session=Lubuntu

where "dkb" is my user name.

I deleted the User=dkb line

saved the file

exited nano

rebooted

Now I see the login screen.

Reference: https://github.com/sddm/sddm

Edit:

edited Nov 22 '18 at 8:53

community wiki

2 revs
DK Bose

edited Nov 22 '18 at 8:53

community wiki

2 revs
DK Bose

community wiki

2 revs
DK Bose

community wiki

2 revs
DK Bose

Thanks man! Works like a charm. Glad this is solved, I surfed the net for 40 minutes yesterday. Waste of time for something that simple... My other questions still stand however. For example how did you know about this "/etc/sddm.conf" file? Coming from another distro, how can I know this without asking on a forum?

– leeuwtje
Nov 22 '18 at 14:01

update: I see now this is a common conf file in many linux distro's. But I never had to use it before....

– leeuwtje
Nov 22 '18 at 14:08

1

Ask Ubuntu is for answerable questions: "You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face" Something like "Why is there so much change on important functions like the desktop gui in 1 type of distribution? It creates confusion and scaring away new users...", in my opinion, isn't. I couldn't find any other clearly expressed question other than the one I quoted and answered but apparently not well enough to merit an "Accept".

– DK Bose
Nov 23 '18 at 12:43

I'm so sorry....you can't just leave people in a maze trying to find answers when you change primairy functions in a operating system. Stating " You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face" Means only you don't respect the users perception. Just do a duckduckgo.com for similar problems and find how many people have difficulty with changing configurations files and functions. Try to see the basical reason why users start to ask questions? Just marking all of us not directly connected to a developers team "stupid" is not the answer.

– leeuwtje
Nov 28 '18 at 11:47

2

Most of us who try to help users are not associated with the development of software. We are users just like you. We just try to help answer answerable questions. If you're unhappy with my answer and my comment, you can express your opinion at meta.askubuntu.com for a wider audience.

– DK Bose
Nov 28 '18 at 13:02

|
show 3 more comments

Thanks man! Works like a charm. Glad this is solved, I surfed the net for 40 minutes yesterday. Waste of time for something that simple... My other questions still stand however. For example how did you know about this "/etc/sddm.conf" file? Coming from another distro, how can I know this without asking on a forum?

– leeuwtje
Nov 22 '18 at 14:01

update: I see now this is a common conf file in many linux distro's. But I never had to use it before....

– leeuwtje
Nov 22 '18 at 14:08

1

Ask Ubuntu is for answerable questions: "You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face" Something like "Why is there so much change on important functions like the desktop gui in 1 type of distribution? It creates confusion and scaring away new users...", in my opinion, isn't. I couldn't find any other clearly expressed question other than the one I quoted and answered but apparently not well enough to merit an "Accept".

– DK Bose
Nov 23 '18 at 12:43

I'm so sorry....you can't just leave people in a maze trying to find answers when you change primairy functions in a operating system. Stating " You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face" Means only you don't respect the users perception. Just do a duckduckgo.com for similar problems and find how many people have difficulty with changing configurations files and functions. Try to see the basical reason why users start to ask questions? Just marking all of us not directly connected to a developers team "stupid" is not the answer.

– leeuwtje
Nov 28 '18 at 11:47

2

Most of us who try to help users are not associated with the development of software. We are users just like you. We just try to help answer answerable questions. If you're unhappy with my answer and my comment, you can express your opinion at meta.askubuntu.com for a wider audience.

– DK Bose
Nov 28 '18 at 13:02

Thanks man! Works like a charm. Glad this is solved, I surfed the net for 40 minutes yesterday. Waste of time for something that simple... My other questions still stand however. For example how did you know about this "/etc/sddm.conf" file? Coming from another distro, how can I know this without asking on a forum?

– leeuwtje
Nov 22 '18 at 14:01

update: I see now this is a common conf file in many linux distro's. But I never had to use it before....

– leeuwtje
Nov 22 '18 at 14:08

Ask Ubuntu is for answerable questions: "You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face" Something like "Why is there so much change on important functions like the desktop gui in 1 type of distribution? It creates confusion and scaring away new users...", in my opinion, isn't. I couldn't find any other clearly expressed question other than the one I quoted and answered but apparently not well enough to merit an "Accept".

– DK Bose
Nov 23 '18 at 12:43

I'm so sorry....you can't just leave people in a maze trying to find answers when you change primairy functions in a operating system. Stating " You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face" Means only you don't respect the users perception. Just do a duckduckgo.com for similar problems and find how many people have difficulty with changing configurations files and functions. Try to see the basical reason why users start to ask questions? Just marking all of us not directly connected to a developers team "stupid" is not the answer.

– leeuwtje
Nov 28 '18 at 11:47

Most of us who try to help users are not associated with the development of software. We are users just like you. We just try to help answer answerable questions. If you're unhappy with my answer and my comment, you can express your opinion at meta.askubuntu.com for a wider audience.

– DK Bose
Nov 28 '18 at 13:02

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