How to remove linux mint useless login screen?

[loneBlueFish]

I've managed to remove password on login but can't remove this useless screen, so every time I boot up I have to press the "Log in" button to bypass it.

[smurphos]

Assuming you've added your user to the nopasswd group, revert that change and instead enable automatic login via the login screen settings app.

[loneBlueFish]

I don't have the "automatic login" option, instead, I have "manual login" one, and it's already turned off

[Pjotr]

My crystal ball is at the repair shop, so please generate an overview of your system like this:
- Launch a terminal window (this is how to launch a terminal window);
- make the terminal window full screen, to avoid chopped lines;
- Copy/paste this command into the terminal:

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inxi -Fxz

(if you type: the letter F is a capital letter)

Press Enter.

Copy/paste the output in your next message.

[Moem]

I've managed to remove password on login

How did you do that?
What is your exact version of Mint and your desktop environment?

[Moem]

My crystal ball is at the repair shop

Yours, too? Man, those things break down all the time...

[loneBlueFish]

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System:    Host: Nader-Laptop Kernel: 4.15.0-24-generic x86_64 bits: 64 gcc: 7.3.0
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.8.7 (Gtk 3.22.30-1ubuntu1) Distro: Linux Mint 19 Tara
Machine:   Device: laptop System: LENOVO product: 80YE v: Lenovo ideapad 320-15IKB serial: N/A
           Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: NO DPK serial: N/A UEFI: LENOVO v: 4WCN41WW date: 07/23/2018
Battery    BAT0: charge: 9.6 Wh 41.4% condition: 23.2/30.6 Wh (76%) model: CPT-COS L16C2PB2 status: Discharging
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i7-7500U (-MT-MCP-) arch: Kaby Lake rev.9 cache: 4096 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 11616
           clock speeds: max: 3500 MHz 1: 939 MHz 2: 1877 MHz 3: 2119 MHz 4: 2392 MHz
Graphics:  Card-1: Intel HD Graphics 620 bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Card-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Topaz XT [Radeon R7 M260/M265 / M340/M360 / M440/M445]
           bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.6 ) drivers: modesetting,ati,amdgpu (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1920x1080@60.01hz
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 620 (Kaby Lake GT2)
           version: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5 Direct Render: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.15.0-24-generic
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 3000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter driver: ath10k_pci bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
           Card-3: Atheros usb-ID: 001-002
           IF: null-if-id state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (7.4% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST1000LM035 size: 1000.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 19G used: 15G (82%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda7
           ID-2: /home size: 188G used: 45G (26%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda9
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 11.26GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda8
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 41.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 37.0
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 277 Uptime: 8 min Memory: 732.0/7759.7MB Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 7.3.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.4.191) inxi: 2.3.56

[loneBlueFish]

I've managed to remove password on login

How did you do that?

I've managed to check the nopasswd group from user settings, and when I did so, I was left with the dummy "Log in" button

[JerryF]

I've managed to remove password on login but can't remove this useless screen, ...

Well, the login screen is not useless. It's necessary if you have other user accounts or want to use the built-in Guest account.

[trytip]

in cinnamon settings > Login Window > users: UNtick Allow manual login*
i also have no password and auto login enabled so i never see the useless screen. although it's very useful to me since i have kodi session, the default cinnamon and xfce.

[loneBlueFish]

in cinnamon settings > Login Window > users: UNtick Allow manual login*
i also have no password and auto login enabled

The same for me, but I don't know why we have different results

[AZgl1800]

as my laptop never leaves my home, I use the 'auto login' setting.
but, if it were to ever be shared anywhere, I would turn manual Login 'ON' again in a heart beat.

[smurphos]

I don't have the "automatic login" option, instead, I have "manual login" one, and it's already turned off

Do you have this field in the login window settings app and have you entered your user name, saved and rebooted?



Do you have an encrypted home directory?

[Greenstuff]

You have to go to: system settings > Screensaver - then, at the very top of the Screensaver menu, click on the the settings tab. Now turn off, or untick the: 'Lock computer when put to sleep' and the 'Lock the computer when the Screensaver starts'