Running 'gnome-control-center user-accounts' from command line and changing the switch gives:
(gnome-control-center:4867): user-accounts-cc-panel-WARNING **: SetAutomaticLogin call failed: failed to change automatic login: No such file or directory I guess it might be using a wrong path or name to change the setting, so the bug should stay here ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798962 Title: "automatic login" not saved or respected To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/798962/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs