Re: [gdm-list] Autologin and multiseat

["linux-service.be bvba" <guy linux-service be>]

If you want 1 session per video-output on one card, gdm  2.20 is your only option.
I pray that the gdm people will add again multiseat support to their gdm(or some kind of wrapper).
It was one of the best feature in gdm.
Now autlogin all users with gdm:
Install xdotool of course.
Copy the file /etc/gdm/Init/Default to /etc/gdm/Init/:1
and /etc/gdm/Init/:2 and so on,according the amount of displays.
Ceate a script /usr/local/sbin/display1.sh
add to that file:

#!/bin/sh
sleep 3
username=$1
password=$2
DISPLAY=:1
export DISPLAY
xhost +
xdotool getactivewindow
xdotool type "$username";
sleep 1
xdotool key KP_Enter 
sleep 1
xdotool getactivewindow
xdotool type "$password";
sleep 1
xdotool key KP_Enter
xhost -

and the next file for display 2:
/usr/local/sbin/display2.sh
#!/bin/sh
sleep 3
username=$1
password=$2
DISPLAY=:2
export DISPLAY
xhost +
xdotool getactivewindow
xdotool type "$username";
sleep 1
xdotool key KP_Enter 
sleep 1
xdotool getactivewindow
xdotool type "$password";
sleep 1
xdotool key KP_Enter
xhost -

add at the bootom of /etc/gdm/Init/Default to /etc/gdm/Init/:1
before exit 0:
sh /usr/local/sbin/display1.sh username password
That is the user you want to login on the first screen

same for /etc/gdm/Init/Default to /etc/gdm/Init/:2
on the bottom before exit 0
sh /usr/local/sbin/display2.sh username password

If a user logs out, he will be logged in again.

chmod +x all the new files you made.

Reboot, enjoy.

Guy


> Guy,
> Pity it is not supported anymore, but your suggestion for xdotool certainly
> has merit. I have tried it for 2 minutes and confirmed that it would do
> what I need.
> I'd like to take you up on your offer for an example script?
> 
> Thanks
> Darryl
> 
> 
> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 10:12 PM, linux-service.be bvba <
> 
> guy linux-service be> wrote:
> > I don't think it's possible.
> > There is a way with scripts and xdotool.
> > Let me know if you want them.
> > 
> > Guy
> > 
> > > I want to set up a multiseat kiosk with autologin. I am using the new
> > > systemd capabilities in Fedora 17 (gdm-3.4.1-3.fc17)
> > > I cannot seem to get autologin or timed login to work on any display
> > 
> > other
> > 
> > > than the main console.
> > > 
> > > I have a script that returns the account based on the $DISPLAY
> > > variable. When I turn on debugging I see that the primary display
> > > shows that the script was called but the other seat does not call it.
> > > 
> > > The documentation indicates that I can use the $DISPLAY in my script
> > > but how do I get the script to run for non-console displays?
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance
> > > Darryl
> > 
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