This bug is still affecting Ubuntu Precise (only version I've tested). Also, I think it should (and maybe would) remove the user from nopasswdlogin group, because otherwise user can still login without password (the behaviour Sergio Barjola noticed). passwd command doesn't (obviously) do that.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1020769 Title: Standard user can't change own empty password Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: This has been experienced in Ubuntu 12.04, completely updated before proceeding. I set up a system for my elderly parents. I created an administrator account for me, then a standard account for them with an empty password. They called me asking how to create a password for their account. I guided them to the settings manager only to find that they couldn't change their empty password. I had to create a password from my admin account first. Then they could change it through the standard mechanisms. It should be possible for a standard user to change its own empty password. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1020769/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
