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[Robert Ancell <robert.ancell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a side effect of bug 924224 - since we no longer remove the
lightdm user we don't try and create it on reinstall, thus the directory
is never created.

** No longer affects: lightdm (Ubuntu Vivid)

** No longer affects: lightdm (Ubuntu Trusty)

** No longer affects: lightdm (Ubuntu Precise)

** Branch unlinked: lp:lightdm

** Branch unlinked: lp:lightdm/1.10

** Branch unlinked: lp:lightdm/1.16

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1540933

Title:
  /var/lib/lightdm not created by default

Status in lightdm package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in lightdm source package in Wily:
  Fix Committed
Status in lightdm source package in Xenial:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  after apt-get purge lightdm the /var/lib/lightdm folder is deleted and
  then never recreated reinstalling the lightdm package. The folder is
  necessary due to the create of the .Xauthorithy file.

  1. apt-get purge lightdm
  2. apt-get install lightdm
  Lightdm can't start

  I have to manually create che /lightdm folder in /var/lib and then
  chown lightdm:lightdm it.

  Got the latest ubuntu Wily updates

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