Login Screen not on primary monitor

Using Gnome and for some reason my login screen is on my secondary monitor and not my primary monitor.

System:
  Kernel: 5.18.6-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.1.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
    root=UUID=ee5f72e7-75c7-4861-a5c6-9ae5039aa855 rw rootflags=subvol=@
    quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0 loglevel=3
    i915.force_probe=4680
  Desktop: GNOME v: 42.2 tk: GTK v: 3.24.34 wm: gnome-shell dm: GDM v: 42.0
    Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Micro-Star product: MS-7D25 v: 1.0
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Micro-Star model: PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4(MS-7D25) v: 1.0
    serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: 1.10
    date: 12/13/2021
Battery:
  Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech G604 Wireless Gaming Mouse
    serial: <filter> charge: 100% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes
    status: discharging
  Device-2: hidpp_battery_1 model: Logitech MK700 serial: <filter>
    charge: 70% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes status: discharging
CPU:
  Info: model: 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700K bits: 64 type: MST AMCP
    arch: Alder Lake gen: core 12 built: 2021 process: Intel 7 (10nm ESF)
    family: 6 model-id: 0x97 (151) stepping: 2 microcode: 0x1F
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 12 mt: 8 tpc: 2 st: 4 threads: 20 smt: enabled
    cache: L1: 1024 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB, 8x48 KiB; i-8x32 KiB, 4x64 KiB
    L2: 12 MiB desc: 8x1.2 MiB, 1x2 MiB L3: 25 MiB desc: 1x25 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 640 high: 801 min/max: 800/6300:6400:3800 scaling:
    driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave cores: 1: 600 2: 600 3: 600 4: 601
    5: 600 6: 601 7: 600 8: 601 9: 600 10: 600 11: 600 12: 600 13: 600
    14: 601 15: 601 16: 600 17: 800 18: 799 19: 801 20: 800 bogomips: 144383
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass
    mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
  Type: spectre_v1
    mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2
    mitigation: Enhanced IBRS, IBPB: conditional, RSB filling
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel AlderLake-S GT1 vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: i915
    v: kernel ports: active: DP-1,HDMI-A-1
    empty: DP-2, HDMI-A-2, HDMI-A-3, HDMI-A-4 bus-ID: 00:02.0
    chip-ID: 8086:4680 class-ID: 0300
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.3 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.2
    compositor: gnome-shell driver: X: loaded: intel unloaded: modesetting
    alternate: fbdev,vesa gpu: i915 display-ID: 0
  Monitor-1: DP-1 model: LG (GoldStar) Ultra HD serial: <filter>
    built: 2016 res: 3840x2160 dpi: 163 gamma: 1.2
    size: 600x340mm (23.62x13.39") diag: 690mm (27.2") ratio: 16:9 modes:
    max: 3840x2160 min: 640x480
  Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 model: LG (GoldStar) HDR 4K serial: <filter>
    built: 2019 res: 3840x2160 dpi: 163 gamma: 1.2
    size: 600x340mm (23.62x13.39") diag: 690mm (27.2") ratio: 16:9 modes:
    max: 3840x2160 min: 640x480
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel Graphics (ADL-S GT1) v: 4.6 Mesa 22.1.2
    direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Alder Lake-S HD Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 1-11:7
    alternate: snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl chip-ID: 0c76:161e bus-ID: 00:1f.3
    class-ID: 0300 chip-ID: 8086:7ad0 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: JMTek LLC. USB PnP Audio Device type: USB
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
  Device-3: Logitech G560 Gaming Speaker type: USB
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid bus-ID: 1-5.3:10
    chip-ID: 046d:0a78 class-ID: 0300 serial: <filter>
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.18.6-zen1-1-zen running: yes
  Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 16.1 running: no
  Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.52 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Alder Lake-S PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
    bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:7af0 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Ethernet I225-V vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: igc
    v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: N/A bus-ID: 03:00.0
    chip-ID: 8086:15f3 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel AX201 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
    bus-ID: 1-14:11 chip-ID: 8087:0026 class-ID: e001
  Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: down
    bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block: hardware: no software: no
    address: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 3.18 TiB used: 556.13 GiB (17.1%)
  SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 model: PCIe SSD size: 931.51 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4
    type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: EGFM13.2 temp: 34.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 500GB
    size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 4B6Q scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Toshiba model: HDWD120
    size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> rev: ACF0 scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 931.22 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 404.37 GiB (43.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 576 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 931.22 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 404.37 GiB (43.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 931.22 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 404.37 GiB (43.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 931.22 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 404.37 GiB (43.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 31.15 GiB used: 1.2 MiB (0.0%)
    priority: 100 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 23.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 507 Uptime: 3m wakeups: 4 Memory: 31.15 GiB
  used: 4.23 GiB (13.6%) Init: systemd v: 251 default: graphical
  tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.1.0 clang: 13.0.1 Packages: pacman: 1830
  lib: 471 flatpak: 0 Shell: Zsh v: 5.9 running-in: gnome-terminal
  inxi: 3.3.19
Garuda (2.6.4-2):
  System install date:     2022-01-18
  Last full system update: 2022-06-25
  Is partially upgraded:   No
  Relevant software:       NetworkManager
  Windows dual boot:       No/Undetected
  Snapshots:               Snapper
  Failed units:

Your post has been edited to add code formatting to your terminal output by adding three tildes (~) before and after,

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If your display settings are how you want them (which monitor is primary, resolution, etc) you can just add the monitors.xml file to GDM’s config directory and it will honor your settings.

Copy the file:

sudo cp ~/.config/monitors.xml /var/lib/gdm/.config/

Then give GDM ownership of the file:

sudo chown gdm:gdm /var/lib/gdm/.config/monitors.xml
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