[SOLVED] Don't ask for password after suspension and after locking
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Darkmaster006
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[SOLVED] Don't ask for password after suspension and after locking
I have a question, how can I make it so Linux Mint won't ask the password when the computer wakes up? And also, how to make it not ask for password after locking it? Thank you.
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Re: Don't ask for password after suspension and after locking
Go to "Control Center" then to "Screensaver". In the "Screensaver Preferences" Window there is a Checkbox called "Lock screen when screensaver is active". Standard preset is "checked". Uncheck it. It drove me crazy years ago until I found it at this >logical< place. Consider not being the only one in reach of mouse or keyboard, it's easy to forget to Shut Down the PC when the screen is black.
If you at will lock the screen by "Lock Screen" in the Mint-Menu then it is the logical function to ask for the password to unlock it.
If the system is put to sleep by the Power Management, then you have to log yourself in (user login). That's logical.
The only way I know to avoid this is choosing "automatic login on boot without Password" (or similar wording) during the initial installation of the system. It's a small checkbox on one of the installation pages. Consider not being the only one in reach of the Power On button.
If everything works like I described it your PC is open for everyone with fingers. But the Power Management will keep your energy bill low without the annoyance of typing you password all day long.
If you at will lock the screen by "Lock Screen" in the Mint-Menu then it is the logical function to ask for the password to unlock it.
If the system is put to sleep by the Power Management, then you have to log yourself in (user login). That's logical.
The only way I know to avoid this is choosing "automatic login on boot without Password" (or similar wording) during the initial installation of the system. It's a small checkbox on one of the installation pages. Consider not being the only one in reach of the Power On button.
If everything works like I described it your PC is open for everyone with fingers. But the Power Management will keep your energy bill low without the annoyance of typing you password all day long.
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Re: Don't ask for password after suspension and after locking
Auto login doesn't disable the password requirement on the lock screen if the system is explicitly locked via the menu button or Ctrl-Alt-L keyboard shortcut. Adding the groupberndhae wrote: ⤴Fri Jan 21, 2022 2:37 am The only way I know to avoid this is choosing "automatic login on boot without Password" (or similar wording) during the initial installation of the system. It's a small checkbox on one of the installation pages. Consider not being the only one in reach of the Power On button.
nopasswdlogin to the user via Users & Groups settings module does though. However this also has the effect of no password required to login on startup from the Login Screen, albeit login isn't automatic - it just requires a mouse-click.For completeness you can set / unset Autologin post installation via the Login Window settings module.
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Darkmaster006
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Re: Don't ask for password after suspension and after locking
Thanky you both for your answers. It was indeed in 'Screensaver', both options were there and they're working wonderfully so far.