LightDM: user-session doesn't work, nor do multiple sessions at start
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On my media center (XUbuntu 14.10), I am trying to autostart Kodi in the focussed session and also start and autologin xfce4 in a second unfocussed session (I hope Steam In-Home Streaming doesn't need focus).
Below is my /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf The autologin part works well However, the user-session seems to be completely ignored. I am always send to XFCE. Also a second session is not started.
The respective session files exist:
$ ls /usr/share/xsessions/
kodi.desktop xfce.desktop xubuntu.desktop
(xfce.desktop and xubuntu.desktop seem to be identical)
I can also start kodi-standalone by changing the session in the login screen manually. Any ideas?
[LightDM]
seats=Seat:0, Seat:1
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=kodi
autologin-user-timeout=0
user-session=kodi
[Seat:0]
# Media Center - focussed on boot
vt=7
# Make XBMC start on exit - there is no escape, ever.
greeter-hide-users=true
allow-guest=false
xserver-allow-tcp=false
[Seat:1]
vt=8
# Optional login on Ctrl+Alt+F8
user-session=xubuntu
xubuntu lightdm 14.10 auto-login kodi
asked Jan 8 '15 at 15:02
mcandrilmcandril
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On my media center (XUbuntu 14.10), I am trying to autostart Kodi in the focussed session and also start and autologin xfce4 in a second unfocussed session (I hope Steam In-Home Streaming doesn't need focus).
Below is my /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf The autologin part works well However, the user-session seems to be completely ignored. I am always send to XFCE. Also a second session is not started.
The respective session files exist:
$ ls /usr/share/xsessions/
kodi.desktop xfce.desktop xubuntu.desktop
(xfce.desktop and xubuntu.desktop seem to be identical)
I can also start kodi-standalone by changing the session in the login screen manually. Any ideas?
[LightDM]
seats=Seat:0, Seat:1
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=kodi
autologin-user-timeout=0
user-session=kodi
[Seat:0]
# Media Center - focussed on boot
vt=7
# Make XBMC start on exit - there is no escape, ever.
greeter-hide-users=true
allow-guest=false
xserver-allow-tcp=false
[Seat:1]
vt=8
# Optional login on Ctrl+Alt+F8
user-session=xubuntu
xubuntu lightdm 14.10 auto-login kodi
asked Jan 8 '15 at 15:02
mcandrilmcandril
12615
add a comment |
On my media center (XUbuntu 14.10), I am trying to autostart Kodi in the focussed session and also start and autologin xfce4 in a second unfocussed session (I hope Steam In-Home Streaming doesn't need focus).
Below is my /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf The autologin part works well However, the user-session seems to be completely ignored. I am always send to XFCE. Also a second session is not started.
The respective session files exist:
$ ls /usr/share/xsessions/
kodi.desktop xfce.desktop xubuntu.desktop
(xfce.desktop and xubuntu.desktop seem to be identical)
I can also start kodi-standalone by changing the session in the login screen manually. Any ideas?
[LightDM]
seats=Seat:0, Seat:1
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=kodi
autologin-user-timeout=0
user-session=kodi
[Seat:0]
# Media Center - focussed on boot
vt=7
# Make XBMC start on exit - there is no escape, ever.
greeter-hide-users=true
allow-guest=false
xserver-allow-tcp=false
[Seat:1]
vt=8
# Optional login on Ctrl+Alt+F8
user-session=xubuntu
xubuntu lightdm 14.10 auto-login kodi
asked Jan 8 '15 at 15:02
mcandrilmcandril
12615
On my media center (XUbuntu 14.10), I am trying to autostart Kodi in the focussed session and also start and autologin xfce4 in a second unfocussed session (I hope Steam In-Home Streaming doesn't need focus).
Below is my /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf The autologin part works well However, the user-session seems to be completely ignored. I am always send to XFCE. Also a second session is not started.
The respective session files exist:
$ ls /usr/share/xsessions/
kodi.desktop xfce.desktop xubuntu.desktop
(xfce.desktop and xubuntu.desktop seem to be identical)
I can also start kodi-standalone by changing the session in the login screen manually. Any ideas?
[LightDM]
seats=Seat:0, Seat:1
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=kodi
autologin-user-timeout=0
user-session=kodi
[Seat:0]
# Media Center - focussed on boot
vt=7
# Make XBMC start on exit - there is no escape, ever.
greeter-hide-users=true
allow-guest=false
xserver-allow-tcp=false
[Seat:1]
vt=8
# Optional login on Ctrl+Alt+F8
user-session=xubuntu
xubuntu lightdm 14.10 auto-login kodi
xubuntu lightdm 14.10 auto-login kodi
asked Jan 8 '15 at 15:02
mcandrilmcandril
12615
asked Jan 8 '15 at 15:02
mcandrilmcandril
12615
asked Jan 8 '15 at 15:02
mcandrilmcandril
12615
asked Jan 8 '15 at 15:02
mcandrilmcandril
12615
asked Jan 8 '15 at 15:02
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Same for me, except that it is blackbox for me instead of xfce.
I checked the lightdm log files and I have no clue where it still thinks to start up blackbox instead of kodi as everything looks correctly set.
What I did was at the end a dirty hack.
I symlinked /usr/share/xsessions/blackbox.desktop to /usr/share/xsessions/kodi.desktop
Kodi starts up finally.
answered Feb 8 '15 at 13:39
DanielDaniel
1
Doesn't your kodi start up at all or just not as autostart? What Linux are you using? Any idea where to file the bug report? LightDM?
– mcandril
Feb 9 '15 at 21:09
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I am using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and got the same problem.
Except regular lightdm config files I also found these files:
$HOME/.dmrc/var/lib/AccountsService/users/<yourname>/var/cache/lightdm/dmrc/<yourname>.dmrc
Changing /var/lib/AccountsService/users/<yourname> and replacing the default value ubuntu with your session name seems to be the solution.
However I am not sure is there a better way to modify this config rather than changing the file directly.
I also manually modified .dmrc and that cache file (needs root permission to go into the folder). However maybe a reboot will update them automatically as they look like just cache.
answered Mar 22 at 14:03
x1a0x1a0
1011
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Same for me, except that it is blackbox for me instead of xfce.
I checked the lightdm log files and I have no clue where it still thinks to start up blackbox instead of kodi as everything looks correctly set.
What I did was at the end a dirty hack.
I symlinked /usr/share/xsessions/blackbox.desktop to /usr/share/xsessions/kodi.desktop
Kodi starts up finally.
answered Feb 8 '15 at 13:39
DanielDaniel
1
Doesn't your kodi start up at all or just not as autostart? What Linux are you using? Any idea where to file the bug report? LightDM?
– mcandril
Feb 9 '15 at 21:09
add a comment |
Same for me, except that it is blackbox for me instead of xfce.
I checked the lightdm log files and I have no clue where it still thinks to start up blackbox instead of kodi as everything looks correctly set.
What I did was at the end a dirty hack.
I symlinked /usr/share/xsessions/blackbox.desktop to /usr/share/xsessions/kodi.desktop
Kodi starts up finally.
answered Feb 8 '15 at 13:39
DanielDaniel
1
Doesn't your kodi start up at all or just not as autostart? What Linux are you using? Any idea where to file the bug report? LightDM?
– mcandril
Feb 9 '15 at 21:09
add a comment |
Same for me, except that it is blackbox for me instead of xfce.
I checked the lightdm log files and I have no clue where it still thinks to start up blackbox instead of kodi as everything looks correctly set.
What I did was at the end a dirty hack.
I symlinked /usr/share/xsessions/blackbox.desktop to /usr/share/xsessions/kodi.desktop
Kodi starts up finally.
answered Feb 8 '15 at 13:39
DanielDaniel
1
Same for me, except that it is blackbox for me instead of xfce.
I checked the lightdm log files and I have no clue where it still thinks to start up blackbox instead of kodi as everything looks correctly set.
What I did was at the end a dirty hack.
I symlinked /usr/share/xsessions/blackbox.desktop to /usr/share/xsessions/kodi.desktop
Kodi starts up finally.
answered Feb 8 '15 at 13:39
DanielDaniel
1
answered Feb 8 '15 at 13:39
DanielDaniel
1
answered Feb 8 '15 at 13:39
DanielDaniel
1
answered Feb 8 '15 at 13:39
DanielDaniel
1
1
Doesn't your kodi start up at all or just not as autostart? What Linux are you using? Any idea where to file the bug report? LightDM?
– mcandril
Feb 9 '15 at 21:09
add a comment |
Doesn't your kodi start up at all or just not as autostart? What Linux are you using? Any idea where to file the bug report? LightDM?
– mcandril
Feb 9 '15 at 21:09
Doesn't your kodi start up at all or just not as autostart? What Linux are you using? Any idea where to file the bug report? LightDM?
– mcandril
Feb 9 '15 at 21:09
Doesn't your kodi start up at all or just not as autostart? What Linux are you using? Any idea where to file the bug report? LightDM?
– mcandril
Feb 9 '15 at 21:09
add a comment |
I am using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and got the same problem.
Except regular lightdm config files I also found these files:
$HOME/.dmrc/var/lib/AccountsService/users/<yourname>/var/cache/lightdm/dmrc/<yourname>.dmrc
Changing /var/lib/AccountsService/users/<yourname> and replacing the default value ubuntu with your session name seems to be the solution.
However I am not sure is there a better way to modify this config rather than changing the file directly.
I also manually modified .dmrc and that cache file (needs root permission to go into the folder). However maybe a reboot will update them automatically as they look like just cache.
answered Mar 22 at 14:03
x1a0x1a0
1011
add a comment |
I am using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and got the same problem.
Except regular lightdm config files I also found these files:
$HOME/.dmrc/var/lib/AccountsService/users/<yourname>/var/cache/lightdm/dmrc/<yourname>.dmrc
Changing /var/lib/AccountsService/users/<yourname> and replacing the default value ubuntu with your session name seems to be the solution.
However I am not sure is there a better way to modify this config rather than changing the file directly.
I also manually modified .dmrc and that cache file (needs root permission to go into the folder). However maybe a reboot will update them automatically as they look like just cache.
answered Mar 22 at 14:03
x1a0x1a0
1011
add a comment |
I am using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and got the same problem.
Except regular lightdm config files I also found these files:
$HOME/.dmrc/var/lib/AccountsService/users/<yourname>/var/cache/lightdm/dmrc/<yourname>.dmrc
Changing /var/lib/AccountsService/users/<yourname> and replacing the default value ubuntu with your session name seems to be the solution.
However I am not sure is there a better way to modify this config rather than changing the file directly.
I also manually modified .dmrc and that cache file (needs root permission to go into the folder). However maybe a reboot will update them automatically as they look like just cache.
answered Mar 22 at 14:03
x1a0x1a0
1011
I am using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and got the same problem.
Except regular lightdm config files I also found these files:
$HOME/.dmrc/var/lib/AccountsService/users/<yourname>/var/cache/lightdm/dmrc/<yourname>.dmrc
Changing /var/lib/AccountsService/users/<yourname> and replacing the default value ubuntu with your session name seems to be the solution.
However I am not sure is there a better way to modify this config rather than changing the file directly.
I also manually modified .dmrc and that cache file (needs root permission to go into the folder). However maybe a reboot will update them automatically as they look like just cache.
answered Mar 22 at 14:03
x1a0x1a0
1011
answered Mar 22 at 14:03
x1a0x1a0
1011
answered Mar 22 at 14:03
x1a0x1a0
1011
answered Mar 22 at 14:03
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