I can confirm this bug. For me it logs in 2 seconds early to Xubuntu Intrepid 8.10 on a hardware installation. My system is a PC Chips motherboard, Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2 GHz CPU, 3 GB Ram.
$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 8.10 Release: 8.10 $ apt-cache policy gdm gdm: Installed: 2.20.8-0ubuntu3 Candidate: 2.20.8-0ubuntu3 Version table: *** 2.20.8-0ubuntu3 0 500 http://ubuntu.osuosl.org intrepid/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- Timed login count down: logs in one second too soon. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/279853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs