It appears that gdmsetup is failing to write to /etc/gdm/gdm.conf- custom. Editing that file manually works OK.
-- [Gutsy] gdmsetup does not use or remember a user-supplied welcome message https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159789 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs