Looks like this is a dupe of 584249. There's a workaround in that one, though I haven't tested it myself yet:
session required pam_env.so Add that line at the end of /etc/pam.d/common-session is supposed to force it to read the ~/.pam_environment afteram encrypted $HOME is mounted. -- 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/952185 Title: ~/.pam_environment not parsed when HOME is encrypted Status in Light Display Manager: Triaged Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “lightdm” source package in Precise: Triaged Bug description: I have noticed this with LightDM 1.1.6 - 1.1.8. Is HOME 'unlocked' too late? The result is that the session environment contains the system wide locale settings, while the user's locale settings are ignored. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm/+bug/952185/+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