If this doesn't work for you: Is your home directory encrypted? Which would mean that it isn't readable before logging in. That's why you have to move the image to for instance /usr/share/backgrounds.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/992646 Title: LightDM does not use users wallpaper if not selected from default Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: In Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (1.2.1-0ubuntu1) the wallpaper of the user is not used as long as it's not the right resolution and located under /usr/share/backgrounds. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/992646/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
