lightdm forgets last session, defaults to unity (autologin)

[blinkblink]

scenario:
*set your user to autologin
*install gnome-shell
*logout
*select gnome session
*login
*reboot --> autologins to unity

scenario 2:
*fiddle with lightdm.conf: for example execute: sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults -s gnome
*reboot
* autologin to a blank wallpaper and cursor. Only way out is by pressing: ctrl-alt-del to logout.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: lightdm 1.0.1-0ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Oct 10 19:14:01 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20111009)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=el_GR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: lightdm
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for your bug report, could you install d-feet, go to org.freedesktop.Accounts on the system bus, select your user id and get the Xsession property value? What is in your .dmrc as well?

[blinkblink (thomasthoma)]

thanks for your reply. :)

You helped me solve my problem (but there's still a bug).

so

1. dmrc=ubuntu, d-feet->xsession=ubuntu

logout, login to gnome:

2. dmrc=gnome-shell, d-feet->xsession=gnome-shell

Restart and everything's back to "ubuntu" (autologins to unity)

3. dmrc=ubuntu, d-feet->xsession=ubuntu

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after that, I tried: sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults -s *gnome-shell* (instead of just *gnome*)

System autologins to gnome-shell. All is good: dmrc=gnome-shell, d-feet->xsession=gnome-shell. :D

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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.