NODM(8)

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version 0.13 · 4 versions
, in ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble

💖 NODM 💖

okay bestie, so this is nodm, a system administration utility from the System Administration Utilities crew — it's an X display manager for automatic logins. yes, that kind. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

nodm — X display manager for automatic logins

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

nodm [options]

like. that's it. that's the whole thing. iconic minimalism fr fr 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so nodm is a minimal display manager that literally just logs in as a given user and starts an X session — no username prompt, no password prompt, no nothing. it does not ask. it does not want to know. it simply proceeds. ✨

now here's the part where we get serious for a sec, bestie. 😭

on a normal computer, using nodm is a big security issue because it would give anyone access to the computer.

like, anyone. anyone walking by. your roommate. a raccoon. the vibes are not safe. periodt.

but — and this is the plot twist — there are legit cases where automatic login is exactly what you need: 💫

  • an embedded system, like a mobile phone
  • a kiosk setup
  • a control panel for industrial machinery

and for those cases, nodm is simple to setup, lightweight, and it should do exactly the right thing. no notes. 🎀

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • --help — prints this help message. the classic. the beloved. 🫶
  • --version — prints nodm's version number, so you can flex exactly which build you're running 💅
  • --verbose — verbose output or logging. it will tell you everything. it's giving main character energy. 🌈
  • --quiet — only log warnings and errors. the introvert setting. shhh. 🤫
  • --nested — run a nested X server, does not require root. the server defaults to /usr/bin/Xnest :1, and you can override that with NODM_X_OPTIONS. ✨
  • --[no-]syslog — enable/disable logging to syslog 🔥
  • --[no-]stderr — enable/disable logging to stderr 💜

🌟 AUTHOR 🌟

nodm is written and maintained by Enrico Zini <enrico@enricozini.org> and Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org>. absolute legends, we stan 👑

🍓 SEE ALSO 🍓

xinit(1), xdm(1), gdm(1), kdm(1). the whole display manager friend group, iykyk 💖

and that's the page, bestie!! this one's nodm version 0.13, dated February 2022, from the System Administration Utilities collection. go forth and auto-login responsibly (or at least, like, knowingly 😭). bye!! 🧚✨

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