Switch user after upgrade to 14.04 not working
i did an upgrade from 13.10 to 14.04.
Now the switch user option does not work any more.
the logged in user has to log out before any other user can log in.
Any idea how to fix this ?
Peter
login switch-user
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i did an upgrade from 13.10 to 14.04.
Now the switch user option does not work any more.
the logged in user has to log out before any other user can log in.
Any idea how to fix this ?
Peter
login switch-user
asked Sep 13 '14 at 14:17
PeterSPeterS
611
bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 1 min ago
This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed.
Is this on the panel menu or from the lock screen? For the latter see: askubuntu.com/questions/453765/…
– Takkat
Sep 13 '14 at 18:40
Hi Takkat, the switching user works neither from the panel nor from the lock screen. Just nothing happens if i click on the switch account or a another specific user. :-(
– PeterS
Sep 14 '14 at 20:20
weird... it works as expected on all my 14.04 machines here.
– Takkat
Sep 14 '14 at 20:24
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i did an upgrade from 13.10 to 14.04.
Now the switch user option does not work any more.
the logged in user has to log out before any other user can log in.
Any idea how to fix this ?
Peter
login switch-user
asked Sep 13 '14 at 14:17
PeterSPeterS
611
i did an upgrade from 13.10 to 14.04.
Now the switch user option does not work any more.
the logged in user has to log out before any other user can log in.
Any idea how to fix this ?
Peter
login switch-user
login switch-user
asked Sep 13 '14 at 14:17
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PeterSPeterS
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asked Sep 13 '14 at 14:17
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asked Sep 13 '14 at 14:17
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asked Sep 13 '14 at 14:17
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Is this on the panel menu or from the lock screen? For the latter see: askubuntu.com/questions/453765/…
– Takkat
Sep 13 '14 at 18:40
Hi Takkat, the switching user works neither from the panel nor from the lock screen. Just nothing happens if i click on the switch account or a another specific user. :-(
– PeterS
Sep 14 '14 at 20:20
weird... it works as expected on all my 14.04 machines here.
– Takkat
Sep 14 '14 at 20:24
add a comment |
Is this on the panel menu or from the lock screen? For the latter see: askubuntu.com/questions/453765/…
– Takkat
Sep 13 '14 at 18:40
Hi Takkat, the switching user works neither from the panel nor from the lock screen. Just nothing happens if i click on the switch account or a another specific user. :-(
– PeterS
Sep 14 '14 at 20:20
weird... it works as expected on all my 14.04 machines here.
– Takkat
Sep 14 '14 at 20:24
Is this on the panel menu or from the lock screen? For the latter see: askubuntu.com/questions/453765/…
– Takkat
Sep 13 '14 at 18:40
Is this on the panel menu or from the lock screen? For the latter see: askubuntu.com/questions/453765/…
– Takkat
Sep 13 '14 at 18:40
Hi Takkat, the switching user works neither from the panel nor from the lock screen. Just nothing happens if i click on the switch account or a another specific user. :-(
– PeterS
Sep 14 '14 at 20:20
Hi Takkat, the switching user works neither from the panel nor from the lock screen. Just nothing happens if i click on the switch account or a another specific user. :-(
– PeterS
Sep 14 '14 at 20:20
weird... it works as expected on all my 14.04 machines here.
– Takkat
Sep 14 '14 at 20:24
weird... it works as expected on all my 14.04 machines here.
– Takkat
Sep 14 '14 at 20:24
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I had the same problem and the problem was the display manager. I previously had "gdm" and solved my problem by switching to "lightdm" Display Manager.
Run:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm
In my case I had "gdm" selected and I selected "lightdm" instead. Reboot and login again. Now, account switching should work both while logged in and from the lock screen.
Potentially you need to install lightdm.
sudo apt-get install lightdm
My machine was initially installed as a 12.04 server, and then I added Unity and finally upgraded to 14.04.1.
answered Oct 8 '14 at 21:07
Christer BChrister B
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In some cases, both users must be running the same display manager. This is true on my machine that has multiple DMs available.
answered May 11 '15 at 14:02
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I had the same problem and the problem was the display manager. I previously had "gdm" and solved my problem by switching to "lightdm" Display Manager.
Run:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm
In my case I had "gdm" selected and I selected "lightdm" instead. Reboot and login again. Now, account switching should work both while logged in and from the lock screen.
Potentially you need to install lightdm.
sudo apt-get install lightdm
My machine was initially installed as a 12.04 server, and then I added Unity and finally upgraded to 14.04.1.
answered Oct 8 '14 at 21:07
Christer BChrister B
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I had the same problem and the problem was the display manager. I previously had "gdm" and solved my problem by switching to "lightdm" Display Manager.
Run:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm
In my case I had "gdm" selected and I selected "lightdm" instead. Reboot and login again. Now, account switching should work both while logged in and from the lock screen.
Potentially you need to install lightdm.
sudo apt-get install lightdm
My machine was initially installed as a 12.04 server, and then I added Unity and finally upgraded to 14.04.1.
answered Oct 8 '14 at 21:07
Christer BChrister B
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I had the same problem and the problem was the display manager. I previously had "gdm" and solved my problem by switching to "lightdm" Display Manager.
Run:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm
In my case I had "gdm" selected and I selected "lightdm" instead. Reboot and login again. Now, account switching should work both while logged in and from the lock screen.
Potentially you need to install lightdm.
sudo apt-get install lightdm
My machine was initially installed as a 12.04 server, and then I added Unity and finally upgraded to 14.04.1.
answered Oct 8 '14 at 21:07
Christer BChrister B
32
I had the same problem and the problem was the display manager. I previously had "gdm" and solved my problem by switching to "lightdm" Display Manager.
Run:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm
In my case I had "gdm" selected and I selected "lightdm" instead. Reboot and login again. Now, account switching should work both while logged in and from the lock screen.
Potentially you need to install lightdm.
sudo apt-get install lightdm
My machine was initially installed as a 12.04 server, and then I added Unity and finally upgraded to 14.04.1.
answered Oct 8 '14 at 21:07
Christer BChrister B
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In some cases, both users must be running the same display manager. This is true on my machine that has multiple DMs available.
answered May 11 '15 at 14:02
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In some cases, both users must be running the same display manager. This is true on my machine that has multiple DMs available.
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In some cases, both users must be running the same display manager. This is true on my machine that has multiple DMs available.
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In some cases, both users must be running the same display manager. This is true on my machine that has multiple DMs available.
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Is this on the panel menu or from the lock screen? For the latter see: askubuntu.com/questions/453765/…
– Takkat
Sep 13 '14 at 18:40
Hi Takkat, the switching user works neither from the panel nor from the lock screen. Just nothing happens if i click on the switch account or a another specific user. :-(
– PeterS
Sep 14 '14 at 20:20
weird... it works as expected on all my 14.04 machines here.
– Takkat
Sep 14 '14 at 20:24