I'm not so sure of that. On Arch Linux, using LightDM with LightDM GTK Greeter, user backgrounds are not displayed...
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/844081 Title: Unity Greeter - Background of the Unity Greeter should reflect the background chosen by the user that is currently selected Status in accountsservice: Fix Released Status in Ayatana Design: Fix Released Status in Light Display Manager: Fix Released Status in Unity Greeter: Fix Released Status in accountsservice package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in lightdm package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in unity-greeter package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Background of the Unity Greeter should reflect the background chosen by the user that is currently selected. e.g. the background the user has selected on their desktop should be displayed in the greeter. See the attached animation login_screen_v02_WP.mov to understand exactly how the backgrounds should crossfade. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/accountsservice/+bug/844081/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp