Chapter 8. Setting a default desktop session for all users

Procedure

1. Copy the configuration file template:

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

2. Edit the new /etc/accountsservice/user-templates/standard file. On the Session=gnome line, replace gnome with the session that you want to set as the default.

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:

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      # 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. Edit the Session value.