Autologin Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop Session As Guest And Allow Web Browser
How can you autologin session as Guest?
Bonus for if you explain how to limit the guest to only web browser functionality? (and save no changes)
I see the thread here (How to enable guest account automatic login?), however the Ubuntu 14 file/settings appear to have changed.
14.04 lightdm kiosk
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How can you autologin session as Guest?
Bonus for if you explain how to limit the guest to only web browser functionality? (and save no changes)
I see the thread here (How to enable guest account automatic login?), however the Ubuntu 14 file/settings appear to have changed.
14.04 lightdm kiosk
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
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asked May 14 '14 at 14:29
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Hi, I updated the original question with the information you need!
– mniess
May 14 '14 at 16:09
possible duplicate of How to enable guest account automatic login?
– mniess
May 14 '14 at 16:10
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How can you autologin session as Guest?
Bonus for if you explain how to limit the guest to only web browser functionality? (and save no changes)
I see the thread here (How to enable guest account automatic login?), however the Ubuntu 14 file/settings appear to have changed.
14.04 lightdm kiosk
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
1
asked May 14 '14 at 14:29
spacecwoboyspacecwoboy
111
How can you autologin session as Guest?
Bonus for if you explain how to limit the guest to only web browser functionality? (and save no changes)
I see the thread here (How to enable guest account automatic login?), however the Ubuntu 14 file/settings appear to have changed.
14.04 lightdm kiosk
14.04 lightdm kiosk
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
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1
asked May 14 '14 at 14:29
spacecwoboyspacecwoboy
111
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
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asked May 14 '14 at 14:29
spacecwoboyspacecwoboy
111
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
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asked May 14 '14 at 14:29
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asked May 14 '14 at 14:29
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asked May 14 '14 at 14:29
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Hi, I updated the original question with the information you need!
– mniess
May 14 '14 at 16:09
possible duplicate of How to enable guest account automatic login?
– mniess
May 14 '14 at 16:10
add a comment |
Hi, I updated the original question with the information you need!
– mniess
May 14 '14 at 16:09
possible duplicate of How to enable guest account automatic login?
– mniess
May 14 '14 at 16:10
Hi, I updated the original question with the information you need!
– mniess
May 14 '14 at 16:09
Hi, I updated the original question with the information you need!
– mniess
May 14 '14 at 16:09
possible duplicate of How to enable guest account automatic login?
– mniess
May 14 '14 at 16:10
possible duplicate of How to enable guest account automatic login?
– mniess
May 14 '14 at 16:10
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I'm working on the same project using an Xubuntu base. I followed this link: http://www.instructables.com/id/Setting-Up-Ubuntu-as-a-Kiosk-Web-Appliance/?ALLSTEPS
to get the initial setup running.
Once you have the session created, you may need to edit the kiosk user's ~/.dmrc file to read:
[Desktop]
Session=kiosk
substituting "kiosk" for the browser-only session name. I also created a file in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d similar to the existing 10-xubuntu.conf specifying my kiosk session. It took all of these to get the auto-login to work properly.
Also, if using Google Chrome or Chromium check out: http://www.chromium.org/administrators/linux-quick-start to see all of the policies you can hard-configure into Chrom{e,ium}. Since I'm setting this up for a school computer lab, I found several options that will allow us to curtail certain uses.
Hope this is helpful. I am by no means an uber linux user and I managed to get it that far. Lightdm can be a bit finicky at times. Google will find some good resources but be warned that on Xubuntu 14.04 the lightdm.conf documentation lives at /usr/share/doc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.gz Several websites list other possibilities. Good luck.
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I'm working on the same project using an Xubuntu base. I followed this link: http://www.instructables.com/id/Setting-Up-Ubuntu-as-a-Kiosk-Web-Appliance/?ALLSTEPS
to get the initial setup running.
Once you have the session created, you may need to edit the kiosk user's ~/.dmrc file to read:
[Desktop]
Session=kiosk
substituting "kiosk" for the browser-only session name. I also created a file in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d similar to the existing 10-xubuntu.conf specifying my kiosk session. It took all of these to get the auto-login to work properly.
Also, if using Google Chrome or Chromium check out: http://www.chromium.org/administrators/linux-quick-start to see all of the policies you can hard-configure into Chrom{e,ium}. Since I'm setting this up for a school computer lab, I found several options that will allow us to curtail certain uses.
Hope this is helpful. I am by no means an uber linux user and I managed to get it that far. Lightdm can be a bit finicky at times. Google will find some good resources but be warned that on Xubuntu 14.04 the lightdm.conf documentation lives at /usr/share/doc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.gz Several websites list other possibilities. Good luck.
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I'm working on the same project using an Xubuntu base. I followed this link: http://www.instructables.com/id/Setting-Up-Ubuntu-as-a-Kiosk-Web-Appliance/?ALLSTEPS
to get the initial setup running.
Once you have the session created, you may need to edit the kiosk user's ~/.dmrc file to read:
[Desktop]
Session=kiosk
substituting "kiosk" for the browser-only session name. I also created a file in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d similar to the existing 10-xubuntu.conf specifying my kiosk session. It took all of these to get the auto-login to work properly.
Also, if using Google Chrome or Chromium check out: http://www.chromium.org/administrators/linux-quick-start to see all of the policies you can hard-configure into Chrom{e,ium}. Since I'm setting this up for a school computer lab, I found several options that will allow us to curtail certain uses.
Hope this is helpful. I am by no means an uber linux user and I managed to get it that far. Lightdm can be a bit finicky at times. Google will find some good resources but be warned that on Xubuntu 14.04 the lightdm.conf documentation lives at /usr/share/doc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.gz Several websites list other possibilities. Good luck.
answered May 15 '14 at 16:12
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I'm working on the same project using an Xubuntu base. I followed this link: http://www.instructables.com/id/Setting-Up-Ubuntu-as-a-Kiosk-Web-Appliance/?ALLSTEPS
to get the initial setup running.
Once you have the session created, you may need to edit the kiosk user's ~/.dmrc file to read:
[Desktop]
Session=kiosk
substituting "kiosk" for the browser-only session name. I also created a file in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d similar to the existing 10-xubuntu.conf specifying my kiosk session. It took all of these to get the auto-login to work properly.
Also, if using Google Chrome or Chromium check out: http://www.chromium.org/administrators/linux-quick-start to see all of the policies you can hard-configure into Chrom{e,ium}. Since I'm setting this up for a school computer lab, I found several options that will allow us to curtail certain uses.
Hope this is helpful. I am by no means an uber linux user and I managed to get it that far. Lightdm can be a bit finicky at times. Google will find some good resources but be warned that on Xubuntu 14.04 the lightdm.conf documentation lives at /usr/share/doc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.gz Several websites list other possibilities. Good luck.
answered May 15 '14 at 16:12
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I'm working on the same project using an Xubuntu base. I followed this link: http://www.instructables.com/id/Setting-Up-Ubuntu-as-a-Kiosk-Web-Appliance/?ALLSTEPS
to get the initial setup running.
Once you have the session created, you may need to edit the kiosk user's ~/.dmrc file to read:
[Desktop]
Session=kiosk
substituting "kiosk" for the browser-only session name. I also created a file in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d similar to the existing 10-xubuntu.conf specifying my kiosk session. It took all of these to get the auto-login to work properly.
Also, if using Google Chrome or Chromium check out: http://www.chromium.org/administrators/linux-quick-start to see all of the policies you can hard-configure into Chrom{e,ium}. Since I'm setting this up for a school computer lab, I found several options that will allow us to curtail certain uses.
Hope this is helpful. I am by no means an uber linux user and I managed to get it that far. Lightdm can be a bit finicky at times. Google will find some good resources but be warned that on Xubuntu 14.04 the lightdm.conf documentation lives at /usr/share/doc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.gz Several websites list other possibilities. Good luck.
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Hi, I updated the original question with the information you need!
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possible duplicate of How to enable guest account automatic login?
– mniess
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