On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 09:28:02PM -0400, Jonathan Billings wrote:> On Oct 29, 2015, at 4:44 PM, Fred Smith <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote: > > Can you remind me how to switch from one DM to another? I know I > > used to know, but right now cannot recall the proper incantations. > > systemctl disable gdm.service > systemctl enable lightdm.service > (reboot or stop gdm and start lightdm from a VT) > > -- > Jonathan Billings <billings at negate.org>Thanks for the reminder! unfortunately, the problem still exists: after standby, when waking up I still get a prompt for my password. -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." ---------------------------- Hebrews 4:12 (niv) ------------------------------
On 10/31/2015 01:47 AM, Fred Smith wrote:> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 09:28:02PM -0400, Jonathan Billings wrote: >> On Oct 29, 2015, at 4:44 PM, Fred Smith <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote: >>> Can you remind me how to switch from one DM to another? I know I >>> used to know, but right now cannot recall the proper incantations. >> systemctl disable gdm.service >> systemctl enable lightdm.service >> (reboot or stop gdm and start lightdm from a VT) >> >> -- >> Jonathan Billings <billings at negate.org> > Thanks for the reminder! > > unfortunately, the problem still exists: after standby, when waking up > I still get a prompt for my password. >Surely that's desired behaviour. I always want my machine to wake up locked - who knows who is in front of the screen - password check ensures I get to choose. The alternative (say a public facing machine kiosk) would be to make sure there is no password set.
On Sun, Nov 01, 2015 at 08:49:03AM +1300, Rob Kampen wrote:> > > On 10/31/2015 01:47 AM, Fred Smith wrote: > >On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 09:28:02PM -0400, Jonathan Billings wrote: > >>On Oct 29, 2015, at 4:44 PM, Fred Smith <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote: > >>>Can you remind me how to switch from one DM to another? I know I > >>>used to know, but right now cannot recall the proper incantations. > >>systemctl disable gdm.service > >>systemctl enable lightdm.service > >>(reboot or stop gdm and start lightdm from a VT) > >> > >>-- > >>Jonathan Billings <billings at negate.org> > >Thanks for the reminder! > > > >unfortunately, the problem still exists: after standby, when waking up > >I still get a prompt for my password. > > > Surely that's desired behaviour. I always want my machine to wake up > locked - who knows who is in front of the screen - password check > ensures I get to choose.while that is true, it hasn't done it until this past week, and I cannot find any setting to control it. Good practice or not, I'd like to know why it is doing it and how to control it. Fred -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ---------------------------- Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. ----------------------------- Isaiah 40:28 (niv) -----------------------------