dm-tool
A tool to communicate with the display manager. More information: https://manned.org/dm-tool.
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Show the greeter while keeping current desktop session open and waiting to be restored upon authentication by logged in user:
dm-tool switch-to-greeter -
Lock the current session:
dm-tool lock -
Switch to a specific user, showing an authentication prompt if required:
dm-tool switch-to-user {{username}} {{session}} -
Add a dynamic seat from within a running LightDM session:
dm-tool add-seat {{xlocal}} {{name}}={{value}}
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