Chapter 3. Setting a default desktop session for all users

Procedure

1. To apply the default desktop session for ordinary users:

   1. Copy the configuration file template for ordinary users:

      # cp /usr/share/accountsservice/user-templates/standard \
           /etc/accountsservice/user-templates/standard

   2. Edit the new /etc/accountsservice/user-templates/standard file.
   3. On the Session= line, add the name of the session you want to set as the default, for example, gnome.

2. To apply the default desktop session to administrator users (members of the wheel or sudo groups), create and configure the administrator template:

   1. Copy the administrator template:

      # cp /usr/share/accountsservice/user-templates/administrator \
           /etc/accountsservice/user-templates/administrator

   2. Edit the new /etc/accountsservice/user-templates/administrator file.
   3. On the Session= line, add the name of the default session for administrators, for example, gnome.

3. Optional: To configure an exception to the default session for a certain user, follow these steps:

   1. Copy the template file to /var/lib/AccountsService/users/user-name:

      # cp /usr/share/accountsservice/user-templates/standard \
           /var/lib/AccountsService/users/user-name

   2. In the new file, replace variables such as ${USER} and ${ID} with the user values.
   3. On the Session= line, add the name of the session you want to set as default for that user, for example, gnome.