fix(greeter): avoid pinning auto-login session commands

- Store a desktop session identity instead of relying on raw Exec commands
- Resolve the current session desktop file when auto-login launches
- Preserve legacy memory compatibility while ignoring stale lastSessionExec
- Add regression coverage for stale /nix/store session paths
- Autologin users should rerun the process

core/cmd/dms/commands_greeter.go

@@ -95,6 +95,35 @@ var greeterSyncCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 }
 
+var greeterLaunchSessionCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:    "launch-session",
+	Short:  "Launch a remembered greeter session",
+	Hidden: true,
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		sessionID, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("session-id")
+		fromMemory, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("from-memory")
+		cacheDir, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("cache-dir")
+
+		if fromMemory {
+			homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("failed to get user home directory: %v", err)
+			}
+			if err := greeter.LaunchSessionFromMemory(cacheDir, homeDir); err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("failed to launch remembered greeter session: %v", err)
+			}
+			return
+		}
+
+		if sessionID == "" {
+			log.Fatal("missing --session-id or --from-memory")
+		}
+		if err := greeter.LaunchSessionByID(sessionID); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("failed to launch greeter session %q: %v", sessionID, err)
+		}
+	},
+}
+
 func init() {
 	greeterSyncCmd.Flags().BoolP("yes", "y", false, "Non-interactive mode: skip prompts, use defaults (for UI)")
 	greeterSyncCmd.Flags().BoolP("terminal", "t", false, "Run sync in a new terminal (for entering sudo password); terminal auto-closes when done")
@@ -102,6 +131,9 @@ func init() {
 	greeterSyncCmd.Flags().BoolP("local", "l", false, "Developer mode: force greetd config to use a local DMS checkout path")
 	greeterSyncCmd.Flags().BoolP("profile", "p", false, "Sync only your per-user greeter slot (no sudo; for secondary accounts)")
 	greeterSyncCmd.Flags().Bool("autologin", false, "Apply only greeter auto-login on startup settings to greetd (no theme or auth sync)")
+	greeterLaunchSessionCmd.Flags().String("session-id", "", "Desktop session id to launch")
+	greeterLaunchSessionCmd.Flags().Bool("from-memory", false, "Resolve the session id from greeter memory")
+	greeterLaunchSessionCmd.Flags().String("cache-dir", greeter.GreeterCacheDir, "Greeter cache directory")
 }
 
 var greeterEnableCmd = &cobra.Command{

core/cmd/dms/main.go

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func init() {
 	runCmd.Flags().String("log-file", "", "Append logs to this file in addition to stderr (overrides DMS_LOG_FILE)")
 	runCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("daemon-child")
 
-	greeterCmd.AddCommand(greeterInstallCmd, greeterSyncCmd, greeterEnableCmd, greeterStatusCmd, greeterUninstallCmd)
+	greeterCmd.AddCommand(greeterInstallCmd, greeterSyncCmd, greeterEnableCmd, greeterStatusCmd, greeterUninstallCmd, greeterLaunchSessionCmd)
 	authCmd.AddCommand(authSyncCmd)
 	setupCmd.AddCommand(setupBindsCmd, setupLayoutCmd, setupColorsCmd, setupAlttabCmd, setupOutputsCmd, setupCursorCmd, setupWindowrulesCmd)
 	updateCmd.AddCommand(updateCheckCmd)

core/cmd/dms/main_distro.go

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func init() {
 	runCmd.Flags().String("log-file", "", "Append logs to this file in addition to stderr (overrides DMS_LOG_FILE)")
 	runCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("daemon-child")
 
-	greeterCmd.AddCommand(greeterInstallCmd, greeterSyncCmd, greeterEnableCmd, greeterStatusCmd, greeterUninstallCmd)
+	greeterCmd.AddCommand(greeterInstallCmd, greeterSyncCmd, greeterEnableCmd, greeterStatusCmd, greeterUninstallCmd, greeterLaunchSessionCmd)
 	authCmd.AddCommand(authSyncCmd)
 	setupCmd.AddCommand(setupBindsCmd, setupLayoutCmd, setupColorsCmd, setupAlttabCmd, setupOutputsCmd, setupCursorCmd, setupWindowrulesCmd)
 	pluginsCmd.AddCommand(pluginsBrowseCmd, pluginsListCmd, pluginsInstallCmd, pluginsUninstallCmd, pluginsUpdateCmd)