This is the /var/log/lightdm/lightdm.log with lightdm-gtk-greeter [+1542.13s] DEBUG: Session pid=10322: Greeter start authentication for tester1 [+1542.13s] DEBUG: Session pid=10417: Sending SIGTERM [+1542.13s] DEBUG: Session pid=10481: Started with service 'lightdm', username 'tester1' [+1542.13s] DEBUG: Session pid=10417: Terminated with signal 15 [+1542.13s] DEBUG: Session: Failed during authentication [+1542.13s] DEBUG: Seat: Session stopped [+1542.14s] DEBUG: Session pid=10481: Got 1 message(s) from PAM [+1542.14s] DEBUG: Session pid=10322: Prompt greeter with 1 message(s) [+1546.55s] DEBUG: Session pid=10322: Continue authentication [+1546.84s] DEBUG: Session pid=10481: Authentication complete with return value 0: Success [+1546.84s] DEBUG: Session pid=10322: Authenticate result for user tester1: Success [+1546.84s] DEBUG: Session pid=10322: User tester1 authorized [+1546.84s] DEBUG: Session pid=10322: Greeter sets language es_AR [+1546.89s] DEBUG: Session pid=10322: Greeter requests session mate [+1546.89s] DEBUG: Seat: Stopping greeter; display server will be re-used for user session [+1546.89s] DEBUG: Session pid=10322: Sending SIGTERM [+1546.93s] DEBUG: Session pid=10322: Greeter closed communication channel [+1546.93s] DEBUG: Session pid=10322: Exited with return value 0 [+1546.93s] DEBUG: Seat: Session stopped [+1546.93s] DEBUG: Seat: Greeter stopped, running session [+1546.93s] DEBUG: Registering session with bus path /org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session2 [+1546.94s] DEBUG: Session pid=10481: Running command /usr/sbin/lightdm-session mate-session [+1546.94s] DEBUG: Creating shared data directory /var/lib/lightdm-data/tester1 [+1546.94s] DEBUG: Session pid=10481: Logging to .xsession-errors [+1546.97s] DEBUG: Activating VT 7 [+1546.97s] DEBUG: Activating login1 session /org/freedesktop/login1/session/c21 [+1548.62s] DEBUG: User /org/freedesktop/Accounts/User1006 changed [+1548.65s] DEBUG: User /org/freedesktop/Accounts/User5514 changed [+1548.67s] DEBUG: User /org/freedesktop/Accounts/User1001 changed
lightdm-gtk-greeter WORKS !! unity-greeter FAIL !! I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 + LightDM + Mate DE + Samba + Winbind (against Active Directory) -- 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
