Sorry, I missed the CLI entry. Here is how I do this on the PI as well as the other ARM computer running mate.
sudo vi /etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/
getty@tty1.service
Find the line 'ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty %I $TERM
Change it to 'ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noclear -a pi %I $TERM
Change the pi entry to your login name.
Bruce