Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-screensaver
release: 10.10 (maverick)
version: 2.30.0-1ubuntu1
replication instructions :
* create a new user account and when requested for a password select the option
to "not ask on login"
* login with that new account
* press ctrl+alt+l
problem description :
since there is no password for that account the password prompt makes no
sense and can't be resolved keeping the account locked.
additional information :
gnome allows for the creation of accounts that are not required to enter a
password to login by creating them with a locked password but as part of a
special group named "nopasswdlogin" which then is authenticated to login by gdm
through its pam
as shown by :
gdm auth sufficient pam_succeed_if.so user ingroup nopasswdlogin
adding the same line to /etc/pam.d/gnome-screensaver would allow for
this accounts to be able to get back to their sessions if locked by the
screensaver
** Affects: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/721110
Title:
users in nopasswdlogin group are asked for a password and locked
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