Activity log for bug #1807197

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2018-12-06 15:13:30 Dan MacDonald bug added bug
2018-12-06 15:14:21 Dan MacDonald description gdm3 under Ubuntu 18.04 amd64 doesn't save/restore the last session you logged into, instead it always reverts to GNOME (that's the case if you have GNOME installed at least). If you want to user any other desktop it has to be manually chosen from the session menu every time you login. It should be noted that I use pbis-open (PowerBroker Identity Service) for AD authentication, because its a work machine, hence the first two lines of my /etc/nsswitch.conf look like: passwd: compat systemd lsass group: compat systemd lsass and my login/username looks like: domain\user ie With a backslash in the middle. If this is not a bug and gdm3 isn't supposed to default to using your last used session/desktop, how do I force gdm3 to default to MATE instead of GNOME? Thanks gdm3 under Ubuntu 18.04 amd64 doesn't save/restore the last session you logged into, instead it always reverts to GNOME (that's the case if you have GNOME installed at least). If you want to use any other desktop it has to be manually chosen from the session menu every time you login. It should be noted that I use pbis-open (PowerBroker Identity Service) for AD authentication, because its a work machine, hence the first two lines of my /etc/nsswitch.conf look like: passwd: compat systemd lsass group: compat systemd lsass and my login/username looks like: domain\user ie With a backslash in the middle. If this is not a bug and gdm3 isn't supposed to default to using your last used session/desktop, how do I force gdm3 to default to MATE instead of GNOME? Thanks
2018-12-07 02:11:33 Daniel van Vugt tags bionic
2018-12-07 14:11:39 Sebastien Bacher gdm3 (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Low
2018-12-07 14:11:39 Sebastien Bacher gdm3 (Ubuntu): status New Incomplete
2018-12-07 16:41:22 Dan MacDonald attachment added journalctl dump for gdm3 issue https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1807197/+attachment/5220139/+files/gdm3-journalctl-dump.txt.xz
2018-12-10 02:42:57 Daniel van Vugt gdm3 (Ubuntu): status Incomplete New