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This is a simple guide for automatically logging as a user with an XFCE session on Debian.

• Edit the lightdm config file:
  

  sudo nano /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
  

  • Uncomment these two lines and replace bob with your username:
    

    autologin-user=bob
    autologin-user-timeout=0
    

• Reconfigure the lightdm package so that changes are taken into effect:
  

  sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm
  

Resources¶

• http://www.linuxserve.com/2015/06/how-to-enable-automatic-login-on-debian.html