Comment 76 for bug 516520

On 04/08/2010 08:47 AM, Martin Pitt wrote:
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>> >> - 'sudo nano /etc/gdm/custom.conf',
>> >> - change from 'laptop' to 'gg',
>> >> - 'sudo stop gdm' and then 'sudo start gdm'
>> >> - back into user 'gg' desktop.
>> >
>> > This looks like it worked?
>>
>> Yes.
>
> So what's actually left for you on this bug?
>

To get the gdm menu working :-) The above is from the console. I can:

1. Change the custom.conf to any of the valid users while in the desktop
(after getting there by autologin first). Example, from the 'gg'
desktop, change to 'ggserv':

[daemon]
AutomaticLogin=ggserv
AlwaysLoginCurrentSession=false
AutomaticLoginEnable=true
TimedLoginEnable=false
TimedLogin=ggserv
TimedLoginDelay=30
DefaultSession=gnome.desktop

2. Ctrl-Alt-F1-6 and get to the console and login as 'gg' (that username
has admin privileges). Note: I can also use nano to change custom.conf
after console login of course.

3. 'sudo stop gdm' then 'sudo start gdm' that will bring up the 'ggserv'
desktop.

If I want to switch back to 'gg' I cannot use the gdm menu, I must go
back to the console, change the custom.conf again back to 'gg'
(Ctrl-Alt-F1), and then start/stop gdm to get back to the 'gg' desktop.

Confusing, but that is the only way that I can switch to another user.