Screen lock on Ubuntu 18.04 goes to switch user
I have a new Ubuntu 18.04 installation using lightdm and ubuntu-desktop. Other than root, users are set up via an LDAP server.
If I log on as a regular user, I get the desktop w/o issue. If I Super+L, the screen locks like it is supposed to. No problem.
But, if I go to the lock button in the power menu (upper right corner), the system performs a switch user and takes me to another log in. Ctrl+Alt+F7 takes me back to the unlocked original session.
So, what is different about the way that Super+L locks and the button does?
The questions I have been reading generally discuss disabling the lock feature. Since this is a shared lab, that is not an option.
Other info: Under 16.04 in the same lab, both options lock the screen correctly. I have also tried to use gdm3 with the Ubuntu 18.04 setup, but haven't been able to get LDAP to play nice with it, in case any one wonders why I am using lightdm. And, if I log in with the plasma desktop, locking is fine. I am hoping the nexus of information might trigger something for someone out there.
thanks
18.04 lightdm lock
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I have a new Ubuntu 18.04 installation using lightdm and ubuntu-desktop. Other than root, users are set up via an LDAP server.
If I log on as a regular user, I get the desktop w/o issue. If I Super+L, the screen locks like it is supposed to. No problem.
But, if I go to the lock button in the power menu (upper right corner), the system performs a switch user and takes me to another log in. Ctrl+Alt+F7 takes me back to the unlocked original session.
So, what is different about the way that Super+L locks and the button does?
The questions I have been reading generally discuss disabling the lock feature. Since this is a shared lab, that is not an option.
Other info: Under 16.04 in the same lab, both options lock the screen correctly. I have also tried to use gdm3 with the Ubuntu 18.04 setup, but haven't been able to get LDAP to play nice with it, in case any one wonders why I am using lightdm. And, if I log in with the plasma desktop, locking is fine. I am hoping the nexus of information might trigger something for someone out there.
thanks
18.04 lightdm lock
edited Feb 11 at 17:27
mature
2,1324931
asked Feb 1 at 1:57
Kenny MoormanKenny Moorman
112
add a comment |
I have a new Ubuntu 18.04 installation using lightdm and ubuntu-desktop. Other than root, users are set up via an LDAP server.
If I log on as a regular user, I get the desktop w/o issue. If I Super+L, the screen locks like it is supposed to. No problem.
But, if I go to the lock button in the power menu (upper right corner), the system performs a switch user and takes me to another log in. Ctrl+Alt+F7 takes me back to the unlocked original session.
So, what is different about the way that Super+L locks and the button does?
The questions I have been reading generally discuss disabling the lock feature. Since this is a shared lab, that is not an option.
Other info: Under 16.04 in the same lab, both options lock the screen correctly. I have also tried to use gdm3 with the Ubuntu 18.04 setup, but haven't been able to get LDAP to play nice with it, in case any one wonders why I am using lightdm. And, if I log in with the plasma desktop, locking is fine. I am hoping the nexus of information might trigger something for someone out there.
thanks
18.04 lightdm lock
edited Feb 11 at 17:27
mature
2,1324931
asked Feb 1 at 1:57
Kenny MoormanKenny Moorman
112
I have a new Ubuntu 18.04 installation using lightdm and ubuntu-desktop. Other than root, users are set up via an LDAP server.
If I log on as a regular user, I get the desktop w/o issue. If I Super+L, the screen locks like it is supposed to. No problem.
But, if I go to the lock button in the power menu (upper right corner), the system performs a switch user and takes me to another log in. Ctrl+Alt+F7 takes me back to the unlocked original session.
So, what is different about the way that Super+L locks and the button does?
The questions I have been reading generally discuss disabling the lock feature. Since this is a shared lab, that is not an option.
Other info: Under 16.04 in the same lab, both options lock the screen correctly. I have also tried to use gdm3 with the Ubuntu 18.04 setup, but haven't been able to get LDAP to play nice with it, in case any one wonders why I am using lightdm. And, if I log in with the plasma desktop, locking is fine. I am hoping the nexus of information might trigger something for someone out there.
thanks
18.04 lightdm lock
18.04 lightdm lock
edited Feb 11 at 17:27
mature
2,1324931
asked Feb 1 at 1:57
Kenny MoormanKenny Moorman
112
edited Feb 11 at 17:27
mature
2,1324931
asked Feb 1 at 1:57
Kenny MoormanKenny Moorman
112
edited Feb 11 at 17:27
mature
2,1324931
edited Feb 11 at 17:27
mature
2,1324931
edited Feb 11 at 17:27
mature
2,1324931
2,1324931
asked Feb 1 at 1:57
Kenny MoormanKenny Moorman
112
asked Feb 1 at 1:57
Kenny MoormanKenny Moorman
112
asked Feb 1 at 1:57
Kenny MoormanKenny Moorman
112
112
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