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The attachment "reset xsession to default if selected user is not found,
for example the guest user" seems to be a patch.  If it isn't, please
remove the "patch" flag from the attachment, remove the "patch" tag, and
if you are a member of the ~ubuntu-reviewers, unsubscribe the team.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1701745

Title:
  guest session starts with previous users's xsession

Status in LightDM GTK+ Greeter:
  New
Status in lightdm-gtk-greeter package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  the selected xsession is not reset, if "Guest Session" is selected as
  user.

  this is a problem in the following scenario:
  - default xsession is something intuitive ore self-documenting like mate or kde
  - technical user A logs in, uses dwm or i3, logs out again.
  - the greeter shows A as preselected user
  - untechnichal guest selects "Guest Session", doesn't mind the tiny missing icon in the rtop right corner
  - finds himself unable to use the computer or log out again

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