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Old 01-31-2019
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Originally Posted by debpleb293
Or maybe a way to have a boot command that auto logs me in?
Depending on the desktop you use (sorry, i don't know Kali Linux) you can automatically login with a certain user. You will have to have a running desktop for that to configure, though.

I think for a test or just to get unstuck for the moment it is possible to set the password to "" so that you only have to press <ENTER>. It may be that the user itself is not allowed to set NULL passwords but root will be able to do that for the user:

Code:
passwd -d [username]

Notice, though, that this user cannot use the administration features of the desktop. Most desktops have a "built-in su" so to say - i.e. you can start some graphical package manager and install packages (which only root is allowed to do) but you have to identify yourself to the tool with your password. Such things are not possible wih a passwordless user.

I hope this helps.

bakunin
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