How to enable autologin on Lubuntu 16.04 LTS (LightDM)

Question

There are many instructions on how to enable autologin on various Ubuntu-based distros. However, I couldn't find a solution explicitly for Lubuntu 16.04 LTS with LightDM.

Answer 1

I found the solution in this thread about Lubuntu 16.10: Lubuntu 16.10: How to make login through greeter without typing password work

1. Open new configuration file with Leafpad (or your preferred editor)

   sudo leafpad /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/10-autologin.conf
   

2. Paste the following lines

   [Seat:*]
   autologin-guest = false
   autologin-user = yourusername
   autologin-user-timeout = 0
   
   [SeatDefaults]
   allow-guest = false
   

3. Replace yourusername with the name of the user you want to have logged in automatically