Ubuntu 9.04: How to I set a user to automatically log in?

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Published on 2009-08-31T14:31:32Z Indexed on 2010/04/07 10:53 UTC
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I'm setting up a computer running Ubuntu for my mom, so that she will be able to read e-mail, surf the Internet and use Skype. She is the only person accessing the computer.

Is it possible to set it up so that she doesn't have to log in?

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