diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1903.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1903.xml
index 7d40637df93..3821fa59e47 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1903.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1903.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
services.xserver.desktopManager.pantheon default
- enables lightdm as a display manager and using Pantheon's greeter.
+ enables lightdm as a display manager.
This is because of limitations with the screenlocking implementation,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
-
+
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@
to false and enable your preferred display manager.
+
+ Also be aware that we haven't enabled lightdm with Pantheon's greeter by
+ default. That's because it has numerous issues in NixOS and isn't optimal
+ for use here yet.
+
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
index d0278271409..69b0cdc986b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ in
# Ensure lightdm is used when Pantheon is enabled
# Without it screen locking will be nonfunctional because of the use of lightlocker
services.xserver.displayManager.lightdm.enable = mkDefault true;
- services.xserver.displayManager.lightdm.greeters.pantheon.enable = mkDefault true;
+ services.xserver.displayManager.lightdm.greeters.gtk.enable = mkDefault true;
# If not set manually Pantheon session cannot be started
# Known issue of https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/43992