Temporary guest session warning on user login
Ever since upgrading from 14.04 to 16.04 (uneventfully), I am getting a warning popup on login titled:
Temporary Guest Session
with the message:
All data created during this guest session will be deleted
when you log out, and settings will be reset to defaults.
However, I am logging in as myself (username, password). And in fact changes to my account (desktop, browser history, etc.) are saved between sessions.
Why am I getting that warning and how can I remove it?
login guest-session
asked Jan 16 at 13:45
CosmoCosmo
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Ever since upgrading from 14.04 to 16.04 (uneventfully), I am getting a warning popup on login titled:
Temporary Guest Session
with the message:
All data created during this guest session will be deleted
when you log out, and settings will be reset to defaults.
However, I am logging in as myself (username, password). And in fact changes to my account (desktop, browser history, etc.) are saved between sessions.
Why am I getting that warning and how can I remove it?
login guest-session
asked Jan 16 at 13:45
CosmoCosmo
62
You may want to edit your question and provide more details. Such as, which version of Ubuntu did you upgrade from? If there were any errors and interruptions (such as power failure) during the upgrade.
– user68186
Jan 16 at 16:59
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Ever since upgrading from 14.04 to 16.04 (uneventfully), I am getting a warning popup on login titled:
Temporary Guest Session
with the message:
All data created during this guest session will be deleted
when you log out, and settings will be reset to defaults.
However, I am logging in as myself (username, password). And in fact changes to my account (desktop, browser history, etc.) are saved between sessions.
Why am I getting that warning and how can I remove it?
login guest-session
asked Jan 16 at 13:45
CosmoCosmo
62
Ever since upgrading from 14.04 to 16.04 (uneventfully), I am getting a warning popup on login titled:
Temporary Guest Session
with the message:
All data created during this guest session will be deleted
when you log out, and settings will be reset to defaults.
However, I am logging in as myself (username, password). And in fact changes to my account (desktop, browser history, etc.) are saved between sessions.
Why am I getting that warning and how can I remove it?
login guest-session
login guest-session
asked Jan 16 at 13:45
CosmoCosmo
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asked Jan 16 at 13:45
CosmoCosmo
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Cosmo
asked Jan 16 at 13:45
CosmoCosmo
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asked Jan 16 at 13:45
CosmoCosmo
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asked Jan 16 at 13:45
CosmoCosmo
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You may want to edit your question and provide more details. Such as, which version of Ubuntu did you upgrade from? If there were any errors and interruptions (such as power failure) during the upgrade.
– user68186
Jan 16 at 16:59
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You may want to edit your question and provide more details. Such as, which version of Ubuntu did you upgrade from? If there were any errors and interruptions (such as power failure) during the upgrade.
– user68186
Jan 16 at 16:59
You may want to edit your question and provide more details. Such as, which version of Ubuntu did you upgrade from? If there were any errors and interruptions (such as power failure) during the upgrade.
– user68186
Jan 16 at 16:59
You may want to edit your question and provide more details. Such as, which version of Ubuntu did you upgrade from? If there were any errors and interruptions (such as power failure) during the upgrade.
– user68186
Jan 16 at 16:59
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You can disable that dialog by creating the file /etc/guest-session/prefs.sh and inserting the line:
touch $HOME/.skip-guest-warning-dialog
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CustomizeGuestSession#Disable_startup_dialog
answered Jan 16 at 14:39
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
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Thanks. According to the link you provided, this is for disabling the startup dialog for guest accounts. I'm not a guest, I'm a registered user with a /home/<my-username> directory. The question perhaps should be: why is my account being associated with a guest user? There seems to be something in my account settings that makes Ubuntu think I'm a guest on login.
– Cosmo
Jan 16 at 15:20
@Cosmo: Right. That sounds weird, and I have no explanation or theory offhand. Nevertheless you may want to try the above suggestion. Can't hurt, at least...
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Jan 16 at 17:48
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You can disable that dialog by creating the file /etc/guest-session/prefs.sh and inserting the line:
touch $HOME/.skip-guest-warning-dialog
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CustomizeGuestSession#Disable_startup_dialog
answered Jan 16 at 14:39
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
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Thanks. According to the link you provided, this is for disabling the startup dialog for guest accounts. I'm not a guest, I'm a registered user with a /home/<my-username> directory. The question perhaps should be: why is my account being associated with a guest user? There seems to be something in my account settings that makes Ubuntu think I'm a guest on login.
– Cosmo
Jan 16 at 15:20
@Cosmo: Right. That sounds weird, and I have no explanation or theory offhand. Nevertheless you may want to try the above suggestion. Can't hurt, at least...
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Jan 16 at 17:48
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You can disable that dialog by creating the file /etc/guest-session/prefs.sh and inserting the line:
touch $HOME/.skip-guest-warning-dialog
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CustomizeGuestSession#Disable_startup_dialog
answered Jan 16 at 14:39
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
19.2k23461
Thanks. According to the link you provided, this is for disabling the startup dialog for guest accounts. I'm not a guest, I'm a registered user with a /home/<my-username> directory. The question perhaps should be: why is my account being associated with a guest user? There seems to be something in my account settings that makes Ubuntu think I'm a guest on login.
– Cosmo
Jan 16 at 15:20
@Cosmo: Right. That sounds weird, and I have no explanation or theory offhand. Nevertheless you may want to try the above suggestion. Can't hurt, at least...
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Jan 16 at 17:48
add a comment |
You can disable that dialog by creating the file /etc/guest-session/prefs.sh and inserting the line:
touch $HOME/.skip-guest-warning-dialog
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CustomizeGuestSession#Disable_startup_dialog
answered Jan 16 at 14:39
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
19.2k23461
You can disable that dialog by creating the file /etc/guest-session/prefs.sh and inserting the line:
touch $HOME/.skip-guest-warning-dialog
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CustomizeGuestSession#Disable_startup_dialog
answered Jan 16 at 14:39
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
19.2k23461
answered Jan 16 at 14:39
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
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answered Jan 16 at 14:39
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
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answered Jan 16 at 14:39
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
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Thanks. According to the link you provided, this is for disabling the startup dialog for guest accounts. I'm not a guest, I'm a registered user with a /home/<my-username> directory. The question perhaps should be: why is my account being associated with a guest user? There seems to be something in my account settings that makes Ubuntu think I'm a guest on login.
– Cosmo
Jan 16 at 15:20
@Cosmo: Right. That sounds weird, and I have no explanation or theory offhand. Nevertheless you may want to try the above suggestion. Can't hurt, at least...
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Jan 16 at 17:48
add a comment |
Thanks. According to the link you provided, this is for disabling the startup dialog for guest accounts. I'm not a guest, I'm a registered user with a /home/<my-username> directory. The question perhaps should be: why is my account being associated with a guest user? There seems to be something in my account settings that makes Ubuntu think I'm a guest on login.
– Cosmo
Jan 16 at 15:20
@Cosmo: Right. That sounds weird, and I have no explanation or theory offhand. Nevertheless you may want to try the above suggestion. Can't hurt, at least...
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Jan 16 at 17:48
Thanks. According to the link you provided, this is for disabling the startup dialog for guest accounts. I'm not a guest, I'm a registered user with a /home/<my-username> directory. The question perhaps should be: why is my account being associated with a guest user? There seems to be something in my account settings that makes Ubuntu think I'm a guest on login.
– Cosmo
Jan 16 at 15:20
Thanks. According to the link you provided, this is for disabling the startup dialog for guest accounts. I'm not a guest, I'm a registered user with a /home/<my-username> directory. The question perhaps should be: why is my account being associated with a guest user? There seems to be something in my account settings that makes Ubuntu think I'm a guest on login.
– Cosmo
Jan 16 at 15:20
@Cosmo: Right. That sounds weird, and I have no explanation or theory offhand. Nevertheless you may want to try the above suggestion. Can't hurt, at least...
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Jan 16 at 17:48
@Cosmo: Right. That sounds weird, and I have no explanation or theory offhand. Nevertheless you may want to try the above suggestion. Can't hurt, at least...
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Jan 16 at 17:48
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You may want to edit your question and provide more details. Such as, which version of Ubuntu did you upgrade from? If there were any errors and interruptions (such as power failure) during the upgrade.
– user68186
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