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Idea #24977: Automatically select the user in GDM if there's only one

bug This idea is a duplicate of Idea #6974: Single user auto-selection login.
Written by rubenverweij the 29 May 10 at 08:19. Category: System. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
Rationale
In many cases, a computer has only one user. Before logging in, you have to press Enter to select your user name, even if you're the only user on the computer. It's not that much of a problem, but it would be nice if that user is automatically selected for login so that you can immediately start to type in your password.
Tags: gdm login

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Solution #2: Add it to the GDM settings.
Written by Darwin Survivor the 29 May 10 at 16:28.
You can currently enable auto-login and timed-login, why not "auto select"?
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Solution #3: Make it smarter.
Written by liquidmeson the 11 Jun 10 at 16:37.
Auto Select the last user Option.
Remove auto login and just have: ask/don't ask for password.

Easier and more intuitive for the user. Think of a gdm more like chrome-os.

of course.. to have something like this... switching users would have to be darn quick, cus if you got a bunch of hippies it would get annoying.
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Solution #4: Ask for password and login in the same time.
Written by Lachu the 25 Jun 10 at 12:07.
On login screen with avatars user should select face by mouse. This eliminates reason to typing user name.
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Solution #5: UID instead user name
Written by Lachu the 25 Jun 10 at 14:05.
Most people hate inputting user name, because it's long. UID is shorter and can be inputted on numpads.

In future Ubuntu can provide API login.

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Mark Stosberg wrote on the 29 May 10 at 08:26
I think this idea is OK, but on the other hand, pressing enter once at login time is not a not a big deal to me.

rubenverweij wrote on the 29 May 10 at 08:39
No, I agree, but this could become a papercut.

Ar29 wrote on the 29 May 10 at 13:11
I use Ubuntu almost every day and so I press the Enter key in about 365 times im year. I feel this is very annoying.

fracting wrote on the 29 May 10 at 16:44
I use Ubuntu almost every day and so I press the Enter key in about 365 times im year. I feel this is very annoying.
+1

TwistedLincoln wrote on the 2 Jun 10 at 20:13
Yes, let's please add this. The new GDM is insane with things like this. Also of note is how you have to hit he "login" button before you can type in your username if you turn off the user list. Really? Why not just give us the username box to begin with??

onli wrote on the 2 Jun 10 at 22:34
What a great idea!

another_sam wrote on the 5 Jun 10 at 16:15
+1 papercut!

DrKenobi wrote on the 6 Jun 10 at 02:47
this could be a papercut, or maybe we could just report it as "wishlist" at Launchpad and send it upstream

chad oliver wrote on the 7 Jun 10 at 04:20
Maybe I'm misunderstanding part of the question, but it is entirely possible to have the computer log you on automatically. How do I know? Because that's what I use at the moment. I'm honestly not sure how to do this, but I doubt it would take much poking around to find the setting. It's definitely not third-party; I enabled it while installing ubuntu.

Darwin Survivor (Brainstorm moderator) wrote on the 7 Jun 10 at 09:51
@chad oliver
You are 100% correct. At install time you are given 3 options
1) Automatically log me in
2) Do not automatically log me in
3) Encrypt my home directory (does not support auto-login)

Sounds like rubenverweij wants something between 1 and 2.

TwistedLincoln wrote on the 7 Jun 10 at 19:40
The idea isn't about autologin -- it's about automatically selecting the user name on the user list. That way you can still have a password prompt to login, but don't have to hit enter first each time.

Dodoïste wrote on the 14 Jun 10 at 16:30
To "select the user automatically if there's only one" would be much more intuitive. That's how it works on other interfaces, people are used to this behavior. Most newbies using Ubuntu doesn't understand right away that they need to select the only user available.

Conclusion : I strongly support this change, it would improve usability. :-)

Vahan Harutyunyan (Brainstorm moderator) wrote on the 2 Nov 10 at 07:23
Idea #6974: Single user auto-selection login


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