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How to disable autologin in Lubuntu?

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I like to switch sometimes between Lubuntu and Ubuntu 2D on my laptop. But I especially like to choose which one I will use in the session I am about to start. But the only way of choosing is start the laptop up, and the last used thing will show up (as it should), then log out completely, and choose the other thing from the login menu.

I have spent a lot of my lifetime using Windows, and always I was asked a login BEFORE I actually could do anything. Now I think it is weird that anyone can log into a password-protected account without giving any passwords, as long as the last user was the Admin. Also: will logging out before shutdown help?

Here is my default.conf file.

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answered 1 Year ago ampolinhad · Accepted Answer

Try this. To disable autologin, just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command below.

sudo leafpad /etc/lxdm/default.conf

In the fist few line, you will see something like autologin=username change it to the original state of
# autologin=dgod. Save the file, and then reboot your machine.

Also try to go to System Settings --> Users and Groups, click on change next to Password

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Make sure that the box is unchecked next to Don't ask for password on login
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Try to edit sudo leafpad /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf with these contents:

Remove or comment out the following lines

autologin-user=username

autologin-user-timeout=0

For 14.04 everything works. The /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf doesn't exist in 14.04, but the other ways work. See image below:

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