Public bug reported: That the guest session deletes all saved files is unexpected for the user. Google a bit and you find many stories of users losing data because of this [1]. There absolutely should be a warning on login and on logout that the files will be deleted so the user has the chance to save to a thumb drive or dropbox or whatever. Again, when you google a bit you find tutorials doing exactly that [2].
[1] http://billhensley.wordpress.com/2012/02/27/ubuntu-10-guest-accounts-and-persistence/ http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1558808 [2] http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1558808 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: lightdm 1.2.0-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Apr 15 13:12:24 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328) SourcePackage: lightdm UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: lightdm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/982231 Title: Guest session deletes user's files without warning on logout Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: That the guest session deletes all saved files is unexpected for the user. Google a bit and you find many stories of users losing data because of this [1]. There absolutely should be a warning on login and on logout that the files will be deleted so the user has the chance to save to a thumb drive or dropbox or whatever. Again, when you google a bit you find tutorials doing exactly that [2]. [1] http://billhensley.wordpress.com/2012/02/27/ubuntu-10-guest-accounts-and-persistence/ http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1558808 [2] http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1558808 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: lightdm 1.2.0-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Apr 15 13:12:24 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328) SourcePackage: lightdm UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/982231/+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
