How to enable autologin on Kali Linux

2024-08-13 • Kali Linux • 2 min read

The objective of this short guide is to explain how to enable autologin on Kali Linux with step by step instructions.

In this tutorial you will learn:

How to identify what is your system’s default Display Manager.
How to edit an appropriate configuration file to enable autologin on Kali Linux.

Kali Linux autologin configuration

Software Requirements and Conventions Used

Category	Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used
System	Kali Linux
Software	N/A
Other	Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the `sudo` command.
Conventions	# – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of `sudo` command $ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user

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Kali Linux use GDM3 as a default Display Manager.

First confirm that your Kali Linux is set to use GDM3 as a default display manager:# cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager /usr/sbin/gdm3
Next, edit /etc/gdm3/daemon.conf configuration file and uncomment the following two lines:AutomaticLoginEnable = true AutomaticLogin = root
Once you have made the above change simply reboot your Kali Linux to confirm your configuration.# reboot

enable autologin on Kali Linux

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