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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/x-windows.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/x-windows.xml index 3bcb288b5eb..4e37a4c053a 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/x-windows.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/x-windows.xml @@ -59,6 +59,32 @@ <screen> # systemctl start display-manager.service </screen> + <simplesect xml:id="sec-x11-auto-login"> + <title>Auto-login</title> + <para> + The x11 login screen can be skipped entirely, automatically logging you into + your window manager and desktop environment when you boot your computer. + </para> + <para> + This is especially helpful if you have disk encryption enabled. Since you + already have to provide a password to decrypt your disk, entering a second + password to login can be redundant. + </para> + <para> + To enable auto-login, you need to define your default window manager and + desktop environment. If you wanted no desktop environment and i3 as your your + window manager, you'd define: +<programlisting> +<xref linkend="opt-services.xserver.desktopManager.default"/> = "none"; +<xref linkend="opt-services.xserver.windowManager.default"/> = "i3"; +</programlisting> + And, finally, to enable auto-login for a user <literal>johndoe</literal>: +<programlisting> +<xref linkend="opt-services.xserver.displayManager.auto.enable"/> = true; +<xref linkend="opt-services.xserver.displayManager.auto.user"/> = "johndoe"; +</programlisting> + </para> + </simplesect> </para> <para> On 64-bit systems, if you want OpenGL for 32-bit programs such as in Wine, |