Curious. I can't reproduce this problem with artful today. Everything works better and I can't see what if any relevant packages changed.
** Changed in: unity-greeter (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Changed in: lightdm (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- 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/1693693 Title: Stuck on a black screen after logging out of Gnome Shell Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in lightdm package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in unity-greeter package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Stuck on a black screen after logging out of Gnome Shell. Logging in via ssh shows gnome-shell is no longer running. But if I press Ctrl+Alt+F7 then the login screen (unity-greeter) comes up (and the login sound plays). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: gnome-shell 3.24.2-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-21.23-generic 4.10.11 Uname: Linux 4.10.0-21-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.5-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri May 26 14:34:05 2017 DisplayManager: lightdm GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.shell' b'app-picker-view' b'uint32 1' b'org.gnome.shell' b'favorite-apps' b"['firefox.desktop', 'chromium-browser.desktop', 'gnome-control-center.desktop', 'org.gnome.Terminal.desktop', 'rhythmbox.desktop', 'yelp.desktop', 'org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop', 'org.gnome.Software.desktop']" b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'gtk-im-module' b"'gtk-im-context-simple'" b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'scaling-factor' b'uint32 1' InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-05-03 (23 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170502) SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1693693/+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