Encrypted LVM LUKS and login screen

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#1

Hi. I recently installed OpenSUSE 11.4 64 bit with GNOME yesterday and everything is going fantastic. I like it much better than Ubuntu 10.10 64 bit Maverick Meerkat because it is much more stable, reliable, and dependable. I own a heavily modified ASUS N61JV-X2 notebook PC.

I installed OpenSUSE using the LVM based method and LUKS encryption. When I turn on the power to my notebook PC, it asks me for my password to decrypt my Intel 2nd Generation 160.00 GB Solid State Drive. I expected this behavior.

However, I never get to see the OpenSUSE login screen. After I type in my password to decrypt my SSD, it loads up the desktop immediately.

How do I configure my OpenSUSE so that I can see the login screen so that I can select my standard user profile and enter the user password to login?

Please reply with step by step instructions. Thank you.

#2

wellywu wrote:

>
> Hi. I recently installed OpenSUSE 11.4 64 bit with GNOME yesterday and
> everything is going fantastic. I like it much better than Ubuntu 10.10
> 64 bit Maverick Meerkat because it is much more stable, reliable, and
> dependable. I own a heavily modified ASUS N61JV-X2 notebook PC.
>
> I installed OpenSUSE using the LVM based method and LUKS encryption.
> When I turn on the power to my notebook PC, it asks me for my password
> to decrypt my Intel 2nd Generation 160.00 GB Solid State Drive. I
> expected this behavior.
>
> However, I never get to see the OpenSUSE login screen. After I type in
> my password to decrypt my SSD, it loads up the desktop immediately.
>
> How do I configure my OpenSUSE so that I can see the login screen so
> that I can select my standard user profile and enter the user password
> to login?
>
> Please reply with step by step instructions. Thank you.

Try

Personal Settings -> Login Screen -> Convenience tab.

Uncheck Enable Passwordless Logins.

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Don

#3

On 2011-04-02 21:06, wellywu wrote:
> How do I configure my OpenSUSE so that I can see the login screen so
> that I can select my standard user profile and enter the user password
> to login?

You have selected automatic login.
Reverse it, login manager, control center.

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Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)

#4

I do not see the login manager in the control center. I do not see personal settings, login screen, convenience tab either.

What do I need to do to solve this problem?

I am using OpenSUSE 11.4 64 bit with GNOME.

#5

I also became root and typed in gdmsetup, but it is an unrecognized command. What do I need to do to solve this automatic login problem?

#6

Use Yast.

System → /etc/sysconfig Editor → Desktop → Display Manager → DISPLAYMANAGER_AUTOLOGIN

Change to the default setting (should be blank). Save the changes. Reboot to test whether it worked.

The other respondents were telling you what to do from within KDE. I also use KDE, and I think Yast looks a bit different for Gnome users, but it is likely that you can find the right setting.

#7

Thank you. It worked. I can now see my regular user profile, select it, put in my user password, and login.

#8

On 2011-04-02 22:36, wellywu wrote:
>
> I do not see the login manager in the control center. I do not see
> personal settings, login screen, convenience tab either.

You have found the way, here goes another:

Edit “/etc/sysconfig/displaymanager”:

Type: string

Default:

define the user whom should get logged in without request

DISPLAYMANAGER_AUTOLOGIN=""

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Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)

#9

Hi,

In a unrelated issue your awsome Asus laptop does have a NVIDIA Optimus system.
Did you have any problems with this during install?

How do you control what graphics card is used by OpenSuSE ?

Regards

#10

I did not install the proprietary nVIDIA binary video graphics drivers for my nVIDIA GeForce GT 325M GPU in OpenSUSE 11.4 64 bit with GNOME yet. I am using the Intel HD IGP video card with the open source nouveau graphics driver. I had no problems during the installation process with either Ubuntu 10.10 64 bit or OpenSUSE 11.4 64 bit so long as I stuck to the default nouveau graphics drivers. nVIDIA does not support Optimus technology in Linux and they have no plans to do so either.

#11

Ok… I was searching the net in order to see if a solution to this problem was possible.
But like you mention, NVIDIA does not seem to be interested in providing a solution …

#12

The nouveau drive is for NVIDIA cards you don’t use it with Intel chips. The Intel driver is built into the kernel.

#13

Okay, thanks for the clarification.