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Description of problem:

Automatic Login  does not  work  with multi-user.target

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1.  
systemctl set-default muti-user.target
2.
Contents of  /etc/gdm/custom.conf
[daemon]
AutomaticLoginEnable = true
AutomaticLogin = root

3.

Actual results:

console  comes to login prompt

Expected results:

It should  automatically login  as  root

Additional info:

This  feature works in Redhat 6.5

multi-user.target is the equivalent of "runlevel 3" in rhel 6. 

AutomaticLogin only works from graphical.target ("runlevel 5" in rhel 6).

I hope that clears things up.  If you have any further questions feel free to contact a support representative at https://access.redhat.com/support/

Automatic  Login works  for  runlevel 3  in  RHEL6 .  I am  using  that  in  my
ISO .  I create  the  ISO using   kickstart file .   But  the  same  thing  is  not  working in RHEl 7 .  It  is a  bug.

Hi,

runlevel 3 and multi-user.target are for booting to gettys (text login on prompts) on the console virtual terminals.

If GDM managed to get started in runlevel 3 to initiate an autologin session in RHEL 6 that's unexpected behavior. GDM isn't supposed to run in runlevel 3.

You can change RHEL 7 to support autologin by booting to graphical.target using the command:

# systemctl set-default graphical.target

Note this ticket is now closed.  If you'd like to discuss this topic or any other topic further, please open a support case at https://access.redhat.com/support/ . You can reference this bugzilla bug number in your problem report.

Thanks!