The relevant parts from the LightDM log are: [+1.01s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Display server ready, starting session authentication [+1.01s] DEBUG: Session pid=857: Started with service 'lightdm-autologin', username 'bouncysteve' [+1.09s] DEBUG: Session pid=857: Authentication complete with return value 0: Success [+1.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Session authenticated, running command [+1.09s] DEBUG: Registering session with bus path /org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session0 [+1.10s] DEBUG: Session pid=857: Running command /usr/sbin/lightdm-session mate-session [+1.10s] DEBUG: Creating shared data directory /var/lib/lightdm-data/bouncysteve [+1.10s] DEBUG: Session pid=857: Logging to .xsession-errors [+1.80s] DEBUG: Activating VT 7 [+1.80s] DEBUG: Activating login1 session c1 [+1.80s] DEBUG: Seat seat0 changes active session to c1 [+1.80s] DEBUG: Session c1 is already active [+1.82s] DEBUG: Session pid=857: Exited with return value 1
Which says the autologin did complete, but the session exited for some reason. You may be able to find out why by looking at ~/.xsession- errors. Otherwise the issue is probably in mate-session. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1511841 Title: autologin fails for administrator user To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1511841/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
