Ubuntu
gnome-session package

Switch User should be disabled when not running under GDM

Bug #37253 reported by Jordan Erickson
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gnome-session (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
Oliver Grawert

Bug Description

When attempting to use "Switch User" function within Edubuntu/LTSP environment, error message states "You do not seem to be logged in on the console" message details "Starting a new login only works correctly on the console" - this is because "Switch User" requires GDM and Edubuntu/LTSP commonly uses LDM for a login manager.

Note: the original reporter indicated the bug was in package 'gnome-desktop'; however, that package was not published in Ubuntu.

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Corey Burger (corey.burger) wrote :

FUSA is looking for stuff in gdm.conf and as LDM != GDM, we need to figure out a way to disable user switching.

Matt Zimmerman (mdz)
description: updated
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

from where do you try to switch user? From the screensaver dialog? from the session dialog? from the fast-switch-user-applet?

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Jordan Erickson (lns) wrote : Re: [Bug 37253] Re: Switch User should be disabled when not running under GDM

I had only tried it from the arrow/door applet to switch user/log off.

Jordan

Sebastien Bacher wrote:
> from where do you try to switch user? From the screensaver dialog? from
> the session dialog? from the fast-switch-user-applet?
>

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Michael Blinn (mblinn-gmail) wrote :

I removed fast-switch-user-applet. The option still appears when clicking System->Quit from an LTSP/LDM terminal - For my users I'd rather remove the option entirely; it is not used and having the button there makes them think "hey what's this let me click it"

using: Ubuntu 8.04 w/ LTSP5 installed from alternate CD

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Martin Mai (mrkanister-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

We were wondering if this is still an issue for you. Can you try with the latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.

Changed in gnome-session:
status: New → Incomplete
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Martin Mai (mrkanister-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

 We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!

Changed in gnome-session:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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