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How can you revert the X login system to default?

Asked by Gazz

I have been using Edgy for around a month and have slowly found my way around the system. Now I have started to tinker with things and have managed to cause myself some problems.

I started to follow the auto-login guide listed here:

http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/Automatic_Login_No_Authentication

The parts I completed were those that I thought were related to Edgy, which were the sections below the subheadings "Use Mingetty" and "Under Edgy". The wiki entries are numbered:

1.2
1.4
1.5

When I restarted the system, I am presented with the command-prompt user login. Once logged in I have to type startx to get into ubuntu (gnome) desktop.What I would like help with are:

a) Is there a way to revert the changes that I have made? E.G retrieve the original tty1 file for ubuntu edgy along with re-installing the login manager?

b) Have I missed something vital that would enable the auto login to be completed?

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

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Best Ralph Janke (txwikinger) said : 		#1

Thank you for this question.

Just browsing about the instructions, I would think just the installation of the start manager (for gnome gdm) should go already a long way and maybe even solve it altogether.

I hope this helps.

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Gazz (gazado) said : 		#2

Thanks txwikinger, that solved my question.

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Gazz (gazado) said : 		#3

I see this system does auto-thanks when clicking "question solved", but I want to say it was a lot more straight forward than I thought it was going to be. I did exactly as txwikinger stated and my problem was resolved. After posting here I thought I might have had to:

- Restore tty1 to its original install state
- Restore .bash_profile to its original
- Re-install GDM

Doing GDM on its own worked so many many thanks :D