Mounting the /var/lib/AccountsService directory through nfs from an external server might help get around this issue. I will see if this works.
** Bug watch added: Red Hat Bugzilla #617465 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=617465 ** Also affects: accountsservice (Fedora) via https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=617465 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to accountsservice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/897212 Title: lightdm ignores session selection of ldap users Status in “accountsservice” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “accountsservice” package in Fedora: Unknown Bug description: lightdm (and gdm too) ignores the session selection of ldap users on the first login after booting the pc. Instead of starting gnome-shell (for instance), the default session unitiy is started. After a logout end re-login again, gnome-shell works. But the reboot of the pc results in ignoring user selections again. Furthermore, no ldap user is listed by lightdm after a fresh start. DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=11.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=oneiric DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 11.10" Linux l3000 3.0.0-13-generic #22-Ubuntu SMP Wed Nov 2 13:27:26 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux This behavior appears on different machines, after a fresh install and also after upgrading from natty. accountsservice 0.6.14-1github1ubuntu1 lightdm 1.0.6-0ubuntu1.1 gdm 3.0.4-0ubuntu11 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/+bug/897212/+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
