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   Rob H to Mike Easter   
   Re: Desktop sessions at login   
   13 Feb 23 09:31:03   
   
   From: rob@despammer.com   
      
   On 12/02/2023 20:54, Mike Easter wrote:   
   > Rob H wrote:   
   >> Mike Easter wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> why not configure yours like that and see if it will enable automatic   
   >>> and disable wayland.   
   >>   
   >> I have already disabled wayland as per my OP. That was all I could   
   >> find by google.   
   >   
   >> The drop down menu is still there and as I said I 'think' that is what   
   >> is stopping automatic login which the user wants   
   >   
   > But MY custom.conf had more than just disable wayland.  It *ALSO* had   
   > automatic login:   
   >   
   >> # Enabling automatic login   
   >> AutomaticLoginEnable=true   
   >> AutomaticLogin=ubuntu   
   >   
   > ... of course that live user is 'ubuntu' which would be something else   
   > for an installed user.   
   >   
   > Also note the several sections (of mine posted earlier) which are   
   > completely empty, such as [chooser] and others.   
   >   
   > You should compare your entire custom.conf w/ my live's entire custom.conf   
   >   
   I changed the custom.conf file in the gdm3 directory, rebooted the   
   ubuntu machine, and no difference. The drop down menu is STILL there,   
   and there is no automatic login.   
      
   I guess now it can' be done. (what I wanted)   
      
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