[Bug 2038017] [NEW] ubiquity MATE Daily Build 23.10 autologin not working

[Gene Soo]

Public bug reported:

Installing MATE 23.10 Daily Build and selecting "Login automatically',
autologin should have been set in the configuration files however I was
presented with the signon screen and was required to login on first
boot. Getting into Settings >> Users and Groups >> gene >> Password: Not
asked at login

This is correctly indicated however the underlying configuration file is
still not configured.

I attempted to change this field toggling off/on to see if the
underlying code existed to set the config file. I rebooted and confirmed
that I was still required to login with my oassword.

I was able to get autologin into this session by making manual modification of the file 
/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/91-arctica-greeter-mate.conf

[Seat:*]
user-session=mate
autologin-user=gene

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.10
Package: ubiquity (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-5.5-generic 6.5.0
Uname: Linux 6.5.0-5-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Mon Oct  2 03:29:15 2023
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-10-02 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 23.10 "Mantic Minotaur" - Daily amd64 (20231001)
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug mantic ubiquity-23.10.6

** Attachment added: "Modified 91-arctica-greeter-mate.conf"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2038017/+attachment/5705853/+files/91-arctica-greeter-mate.conf

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Title:
  ubiquity MATE Daily Build 23.10 autologin not working

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Installing MATE 23.10 Daily Build and selecting "Login automatically',
  autologin should have been set in the configuration files however I
  was presented with the signon screen and was required to login on
  first boot. Getting into Settings >> Users and Groups >> gene >>
  Password: Not asked at login

  This is correctly indicated however the underlying configuration file
  is still not configured.

  I attempted to change this field toggling off/on to see if the
  underlying code existed to set the config file. I rebooted and
  confirmed that I was still required to login with my oassword.

  I was able to get autologin into this session by making manual modification of the file 
  /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/91-arctica-greeter-mate.conf

  [Seat:*]
  user-session=mate
  autologin-user=gene

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.10
  Package: ubiquity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-5.5-generic 6.5.0
  Uname: Linux 6.5.0-5-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: MATE
  Date: Mon Oct  2 03:29:15 2023
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-10-02 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 23.10 "Mantic Minotaur" - Daily amd64 (20231001)
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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