HOME permission don't matter as lightdm read/write them as root (and it's bad anyway).
It's still not fixed in 0.9.4 without account services, and account services doesn't look like a suitable dependency for a cross-desktop display manager. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818201 Title: Login doesn't remember the last desktop session Status in Light Display Manager: New Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: I log into Oneiric and choose the Ubuntu 2D desktop. Then I reboot and go to log in again, but lightdm doesn't remember that I chose Ubuntu 2D last time, so by default it will log me in with the default Ubuntu desktop. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm/+bug/818201/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp