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In Ubuntu 16.10 with Unity I could launch a guest session as follows:

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Now I use Ubuntu 17.10 with cinnamon. The correspoding menu looks like enter image description here

and does not allow me to start a guest session. Also I did not find the functionality anywhere else. Is it still there? How do I start it?

mnagel
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The guest session feature may be available from the login screen if you use the LightDM display manager. However, this problem is still present, and you'll need to consider that security issue before enabling guest session.

Gunnar Hjalmarsson
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    my personal takeaway: the guest session feature has been removed from ubuntu 16.10+ because of a security issue and it is unclear if/when it will come back officially :( -- the details and a workaround to re-enable it unsecured are in https://launchpad.net/bugs/1663157 – mnagel Oct 26 '17 at 12:27
  • There is nothing as login as guest on my login screen...I am from installing ubuntu 17.10 without changing any default software(login,file manager...)... – aidonsnous Nov 14 '17 at 06:48
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    @aidonsnous: Standard ubuntu 17.10 uses the GDM display manager by default, not LightDM. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Nov 14 '17 at 08:35