Ubuntu 18.04 login screen Display settings

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On Ubuntu 18.04, I have connected my laptop to an external display and I am able to set the external display as primary and external display only mode. But when I turn on my laptop or log out from my session the display login screen is displayed only on my(internal) laptop screen. But once I login the display switches to external only and my laptop screen turns off as expected.

Is there a way I can make the login screen appear only on the external screen on bootup or on logout as in 16.04? also the login screen does not follow my cursor as in 16.04.

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Is there a way I can make the login screen appear only on the external screen on bootup or on logout as in 16.04? also the login screen does not follow my cursor as in 16.04.

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Is there a way I can make the login screen appear only on the external screen on bootup or on logout as in 16.04? also the login screen does not follow my cursor as in 16.04.

edited Jun 5 at 2:18

Damian T.

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asked Jun 4 at 0:54

Aravind

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Is there a way I can make the login screen appear only on the external screen on bootup or on logout as in 16.04? also the login screen does not follow my cursor as in 16.04.

multiple-monitors 18.04 gdm

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Damian T.

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Damian T.

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This is a known and reported bug with gdm3. The current workaround appears to be:

Go into Settings > Devices > Displays and configure your monitors the way you want for your login screen (in your case, internal laptop display disabled). Click the "Save" button when done.

Copy your user's monitors.xml file into the home folder for gdm user.

To copy the monitors.xml file, open a terminal and perform the following:

sudo cp ~/.config/monitors.xml ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

sudo chown gdm:gdm ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

Then, reboot and see if your changes persist. If this doesn't work, try going through the whole process again. It took me two times in order to get it to stick. I was also able to reboot with my external display disconnected and it switched back to my internal laptop display. I rebooted again and reconnected it and it switches back to my external monitor.

Hope this helps!

answered Jun 4 at 21:18

Damian T.

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Thank you for your suggestion. For some reason it’s not sticking to the external display on boot up, tried about 4 times. Will wait for the bug to be resolved.
– Aravind
Jun 5 at 1:27

It works for me.
– jdthood
Oct 17 at 7:24

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This Solved my Isuue:

Go into Settings > Devices > Displays and configure your monitors the way you want for your login screen (in your case, internal laptop display disabled). Click the "Save" button when done.

Copy your user's monitors.xml file into the home folder for gdm user.

To copy the monitors.xml file, open a terminal and perform the following:

sudo cp ~/.config/monitors.xml ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

sudo chown gdm:gdm ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

And in the /etc/gdm3/custom.conf uncomment
WaylandEnable=false

edited Oct 17 at 7:20

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How is this answer different from Damian T.'s answer?
– Kennet Celeste
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I too have an external monitor. This worked for me:

Set your display mode as desired using Settings > Devices > Displays

Open a terminal window by holding down Ctrl + Alt + T and then type:

sudo cp ~/.config/monitors.xml /var/lib/gdm3/.config

Hit Enter and then reboot the computer

answered Oct 9 at 10:27

J D

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1

This was the only answer that worked for me on Ubuntu 18... this folder actually exists unlike /home/gdm
– finsbury
Oct 20 at 15:05

This should be the accepted answer. Least invasive solution! Worked for my Thinkpad on 18.04 .
– Aamir
Nov 26 at 19:45

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This is a known and reported bug with gdm3. The current workaround appears to be:

Go into Settings > Devices > Displays and configure your monitors the way you want for your login screen (in your case, internal laptop display disabled). Click the "Save" button when done.

Copy your user's monitors.xml file into the home folder for gdm user.

To copy the monitors.xml file, open a terminal and perform the following:

sudo cp ~/.config/monitors.xml ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

sudo chown gdm:gdm ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

Hope this helps!

answered Jun 4 at 21:18

Damian T.

1106

Thank you for your suggestion. For some reason it’s not sticking to the external display on boot up, tried about 4 times. Will wait for the bug to be resolved.
– Aravind
Jun 5 at 1:27

It works for me.
– jdthood
Oct 17 at 7:24

add a comment |

up vote
10
down vote

This is a known and reported bug with gdm3. The current workaround appears to be:

Go into Settings > Devices > Displays and configure your monitors the way you want for your login screen (in your case, internal laptop display disabled). Click the "Save" button when done.

Copy your user's monitors.xml file into the home folder for gdm user.

To copy the monitors.xml file, open a terminal and perform the following:

sudo cp ~/.config/monitors.xml ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

sudo chown gdm:gdm ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

Hope this helps!

answered Jun 4 at 21:18

Damian T.

1106

Thank you for your suggestion. For some reason it’s not sticking to the external display on boot up, tried about 4 times. Will wait for the bug to be resolved.
– Aravind
Jun 5 at 1:27

It works for me.
– jdthood
Oct 17 at 7:24

add a comment |

up vote
10
down vote

This is a known and reported bug with gdm3. The current workaround appears to be:

Go into Settings > Devices > Displays and configure your monitors the way you want for your login screen (in your case, internal laptop display disabled). Click the "Save" button when done.

Copy your user's monitors.xml file into the home folder for gdm user.

To copy the monitors.xml file, open a terminal and perform the following:

sudo cp ~/.config/monitors.xml ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

sudo chown gdm:gdm ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

Hope this helps!

answered Jun 4 at 21:18

Damian T.

1106

This is a known and reported bug with gdm3. The current workaround appears to be:

Go into Settings > Devices > Displays and configure your monitors the way you want for your login screen (in your case, internal laptop display disabled). Click the "Save" button when done.

Copy your user's monitors.xml file into the home folder for gdm user.

To copy the monitors.xml file, open a terminal and perform the following:

sudo cp ~/.config/monitors.xml ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

sudo chown gdm:gdm ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

Hope this helps!

answered Jun 4 at 21:18

Damian T.

1106

answered Jun 4 at 21:18

Damian T.

1106

answered Jun 4 at 21:18

Damian T.

1106

answered Jun 4 at 21:18

Damian T.

1106

Thank you for your suggestion. For some reason it’s not sticking to the external display on boot up, tried about 4 times. Will wait for the bug to be resolved.
– Aravind
Jun 5 at 1:27

It works for me.
– jdthood
Oct 17 at 7:24

add a comment |

Thank you for your suggestion. For some reason it’s not sticking to the external display on boot up, tried about 4 times. Will wait for the bug to be resolved.
– Aravind
Jun 5 at 1:27

It works for me.
– jdthood
Oct 17 at 7:24

Thank you for your suggestion. For some reason it’s not sticking to the external display on boot up, tried about 4 times. Will wait for the bug to be resolved.
– Aravind
Jun 5 at 1:27

It works for me.
– jdthood
Oct 17 at 7:24

add a comment |

up vote
5
down vote

accepted

This Solved my Isuue:

Go into Settings > Devices > Displays and configure your monitors the way you want for your login screen (in your case, internal laptop display disabled). Click the "Save" button when done.

Copy your user's monitors.xml file into the home folder for gdm user.

To copy the monitors.xml file, open a terminal and perform the following:

sudo cp ~/.config/monitors.xml ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

sudo chown gdm:gdm ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

And in the /etc/gdm3/custom.conf uncomment
WaylandEnable=false

edited Oct 17 at 7:20

jdthood

10.3k14161

answered Jun 23 at 0:01

Aravind

9117

3

How is this answer different from Damian T.'s answer?
– Kennet Celeste
Oct 29 at 15:40

add a comment |

up vote
5
down vote

accepted

This Solved my Isuue:

Go into Settings > Devices > Displays and configure your monitors the way you want for your login screen (in your case, internal laptop display disabled). Click the "Save" button when done.

Copy your user's monitors.xml file into the home folder for gdm user.

To copy the monitors.xml file, open a terminal and perform the following:

sudo cp ~/.config/monitors.xml ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

sudo chown gdm:gdm ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

And in the /etc/gdm3/custom.conf uncomment
WaylandEnable=false

edited Oct 17 at 7:20

jdthood

10.3k14161

answered Jun 23 at 0:01

Aravind

9117

3

How is this answer different from Damian T.'s answer?
– Kennet Celeste
Oct 29 at 15:40

add a comment |

up vote
5
down vote

accepted

This Solved my Isuue:

Go into Settings > Devices > Displays and configure your monitors the way you want for your login screen (in your case, internal laptop display disabled). Click the "Save" button when done.

Copy your user's monitors.xml file into the home folder for gdm user.

To copy the monitors.xml file, open a terminal and perform the following:

sudo cp ~/.config/monitors.xml ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

sudo chown gdm:gdm ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

And in the /etc/gdm3/custom.conf uncomment
WaylandEnable=false

edited Oct 17 at 7:20

jdthood

10.3k14161

answered Jun 23 at 0:01

Aravind

9117

This Solved my Isuue:

Go into Settings > Devices > Displays and configure your monitors the way you want for your login screen (in your case, internal laptop display disabled). Click the "Save" button when done.

Copy your user's monitors.xml file into the home folder for gdm user.

To copy the monitors.xml file, open a terminal and perform the following:

sudo cp ~/.config/monitors.xml ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

sudo chown gdm:gdm ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

And in the /etc/gdm3/custom.conf uncomment
WaylandEnable=false

edited Oct 17 at 7:20

jdthood

10.3k14161

answered Jun 23 at 0:01

Aravind

9117

edited Oct 17 at 7:20

jdthood

10.3k14161

edited Oct 17 at 7:20

jdthood

10.3k14161

edited Oct 17 at 7:20

jdthood

10.3k14161

answered Jun 23 at 0:01

Aravind

9117

answered Jun 23 at 0:01

Aravind

9117

answered Jun 23 at 0:01

Aravind

9117

3

How is this answer different from Damian T.'s answer?
– Kennet Celeste
Oct 29 at 15:40

add a comment |

3

How is this answer different from Damian T.'s answer?
– Kennet Celeste
Oct 29 at 15:40

How is this answer different from Damian T.'s answer?
– Kennet Celeste
Oct 29 at 15:40

add a comment |

up vote
3
down vote

I too have an external monitor. This worked for me:

Set your display mode as desired using Settings > Devices > Displays

Open a terminal window by holding down Ctrl + Alt + T and then type:

sudo cp ~/.config/monitors.xml /var/lib/gdm3/.config

Hit Enter and then reboot the computer

answered Oct 9 at 10:27

J D

312

1

This was the only answer that worked for me on Ubuntu 18... this folder actually exists unlike /home/gdm
– finsbury
Oct 20 at 15:05

This should be the accepted answer. Least invasive solution! Worked for my Thinkpad on 18.04 .
– Aamir
Nov 26 at 19:45

add a comment |

up vote
3
down vote

I too have an external monitor. This worked for me:

Set your display mode as desired using Settings > Devices > Displays

Open a terminal window by holding down Ctrl + Alt + T and then type:

sudo cp ~/.config/monitors.xml /var/lib/gdm3/.config

Hit Enter and then reboot the computer

answered Oct 9 at 10:27

J D

312

1

This was the only answer that worked for me on Ubuntu 18... this folder actually exists unlike /home/gdm
– finsbury
Oct 20 at 15:05

This should be the accepted answer. Least invasive solution! Worked for my Thinkpad on 18.04 .
– Aamir
Nov 26 at 19:45

add a comment |

up vote
3
down vote

I too have an external monitor. This worked for me:

Set your display mode as desired using Settings > Devices > Displays

Open a terminal window by holding down Ctrl + Alt + T and then type:

sudo cp ~/.config/monitors.xml /var/lib/gdm3/.config

Hit Enter and then reboot the computer

answered Oct 9 at 10:27

J D

312

I too have an external monitor. This worked for me:

Set your display mode as desired using Settings > Devices > Displays

Open a terminal window by holding down Ctrl + Alt + T and then type:

sudo cp ~/.config/monitors.xml /var/lib/gdm3/.config

Hit Enter and then reboot the computer

answered Oct 9 at 10:27

J D

312

answered Oct 9 at 10:27

J D

312

answered Oct 9 at 10:27

J D

312

answered Oct 9 at 10:27

J D

312

1

This was the only answer that worked for me on Ubuntu 18... this folder actually exists unlike /home/gdm
– finsbury
Oct 20 at 15:05

This should be the accepted answer. Least invasive solution! Worked for my Thinkpad on 18.04 .
– Aamir
Nov 26 at 19:45

add a comment |

1

This was the only answer that worked for me on Ubuntu 18... this folder actually exists unlike /home/gdm
– finsbury
Oct 20 at 15:05

This should be the accepted answer. Least invasive solution! Worked for my Thinkpad on 18.04 .
– Aamir
Nov 26 at 19:45

This was the only answer that worked for me on Ubuntu 18... this folder actually exists unlike /home/gdm
– finsbury
Oct 20 at 15:05

This should be the accepted answer. Least invasive solution! Worked for my Thinkpad on 18.04 .
– Aamir
Nov 26 at 19:45

add a comment |

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