nixos/pantheon: add warning when not using LightDM

NixOS · Apr 7, 2019 · 8f93650 · 8f93650
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diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ in
 
     # Ensure lightdm is used when Pantheon is enabled
     # Without it screen locking will be nonfunctional because of the use of lightlocker
+
+    warnings = optional (config.services.xserver.displayManager.lightdm.enable != true)
+      ''
+        Using Pantheon without LightDM as a displayManager will break screenlocking from the UI.
+      '';
+
     services.xserver.displayManager.lightdm.enable = mkDefault true;
     services.xserver.displayManager.lightdm.greeters.gtk.enable = mkDefault true;