I suffer the same issue. ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Release: 14.04 Package: lightdm 1.10.1-0ubuntu1 Greeter: unity-greeter 14.04.10-0ubuntu1 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic i686 Architecture: i686 CurrentDesktop: Mate AlternativeDesktop: Unity ------------------------------------------------------ /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
[SeatDefaults] user-session=true greeter-session=unity-greeter allow-guest = false greeter-hide-users = true greeter-show-manual-login = true ------------------------------------------------------ /usr/share/xsessions/lightdm-xsession.desktop Exec=mate-session ------------------------------------------------------ /var/log/auth.log lightdm: pam_succeed_if(lightdm:auth): requirement "user ingroup nopasswdlogin" not met by user "tester1" lightdm: pam_unix(lightdm:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=:0 ruser= rhost= user=tester1 lightdm: pam_winbind(lightdm:auth): getting password (0x00000388) lightdm: pam_winbind(lightdm:auth): pam_get_item returned a password lightdm: pam_winbind(lightdm:auth): user 'stoledo' granted access << and nothing more logged :-\ >> ------------------------------------------------------ /var/log/lightdm/lightdm.log [+71.88s] DEBUG: Session pid=4209: Continue authentication [+71.90s] DEBUG: Session pid=4685: Got 1 message(s) from PAM [+71.90s] DEBUG: Session pid=4209: Prompt greeter with 1 message(s) [+76.41s] DEBUG: Session pid=4209: Continue authentication [+76.73s] DEBUG: Session pid=4685: Authentication complete with return value 0: Success [+76.73s] DEBUG: Session pid=4209: Authenticate result for user tester1: Success [+76.73s] DEBUG: Session pid=4209: User tester1 authorized [+76.73s] DEBUG: Session pid=4209: Greeter requests default session [+76.73s] DEBUG: Seat: Failed to find session configuration true [+76.73s] DEBUG: Seat: Can't find session 'true ' [+76.73s] DEBUG: Session pid=4209: Greeter start authentication [+76.74s] DEBUG: Session pid=4735: Started with service 'lightdm', username '(null)' [+76.74s] DEBUG: Session pid=4685: Exited with return value 0 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1312526 Title: lightdm fails to start session unless user selects session To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1312526/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs