[LAU] limits.conf not applied in Ubuntu 16.10

[Aurélien Leblond]

>
> > Hi all,
> > Is testing Ubuntu 16.10 these days, noticed something interesting.
> >
> > Since upgraded to 16.10 Yakkety, modifications
> in /etc/security/limits.conf are
> > not taken into consideration when logging in the graphical interface.
> >
> > Reported the bug already to Ubuntu, but if I could find a workaround in
> the
> > meantime...
> >
> > /etc/security/limits.conf:
> > @audio   -  rtprio     99
> > @audio   -  memlock    unlimited
> >
> > I tried the same settings in /etc/security/limits.d/audio.conf, to
> the same
> > results.
>
> The standard way of setting this in ubuntu/debian is to install jackd from
> the command line:
> sudo apt-get install jackd2
> and answer the realtime dialog yes... then logout and back in. If you have
> already installed jackd from some GUI installer, then you may need to add
> the --reinstall flag to force the install script to run.
>

AFAIK, answering "yes" to that question does create the audio.conf file as
described above.
And that's the problem, the audio.conf file is not being taken into
consideration when login via lightdm.
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