Ubuntu
kdebase package

KDM ignores Hidden Users list

Bug #129342 reported by physicsnick
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KDE PIM
Won't Fix
Medium
kdebase (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: kdm

KDM ignores its Hidden Users list; it will display users in the list even if they have been added to HiddenUsers.

I have an 'svn' (uid=1001) account on my desktop because I serve a subversion repository. It is shown in the new user list in the login manager. I went to System Settings -> Login Manager -> Users, and checked off 'svn' under the "Hidden Users" list. After clicking Apply, I checked that the settings were indeed added to my kdmrc:

nick@nick:~$ grep svn /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc
HiddenUsers=svn

However, the 'svn' user is still shown in the user list in the login screen.

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Ankit Jain (luckyankit) wrote :

See also 134810

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Changed in kdepim:
status: Unknown → Won't Fix
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physicsnick (physicsnick) wrote :

The indicated kde bugs #130596 and #134810 are a totally different issue. They say when you login as a hidden user, then log out again, that user is suggested in the username textbox even though it doesn't show up in the list.

That's not what happens here at all. What happens is the svn user actually IS shown in the user list, complete with picture and everything.

Is there some way of taking a screenshot of the login manager so I can show what it looks like?

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physicsnick (physicsnick) wrote :

Hm. I managed to set up Xnest with Xdmcp to take a screenshot of kdm... and the svn user is gone. It seems the problem has somehow fixed itself. Strange, because I restarted my computer several times over the past few of days trying to fix the problem before I even submitted a bug report.

Maybe a fix was recently dropped into the repositories. Oh well. I can't explain it. Someone can mark this bug as fixed, or invalid or whatever.

Daniel Hahler (blueyed)
Changed in kdebase:
status: New → Invalid
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in kdepim:
importance: Unknown → Medium
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