Please try editing /usr/lib/systemd/user/org.gnome.Shell@x11.service and comment out:
# ExecCondition=/bin/sh -c 'test "$XDG_SESSION_TYPE" = "%I" || exit 2' If that doesn't fix it then it would seem the issue is that Xorg hasn't been set up for us before we try to start gnome-shell on it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-session in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2006059 Title: systemd refuses to start secondary Xorg logins [org.gnome.Shell@x11.service: Skipped due to 'exec-condition'.] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/2006059/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs