[Bug 1256585] Re: adduser does not update System Settings Accounts or the session login screen

2014-02-05 Thread L Peter Deutsch
It is a bug that accountsservice only shows users with user ID 1000 and above. The number 1000 should not be hard-wired: accountsservice should use LAST_SYSTEM_UID in /etc/adduser.conf to determine what UIDs are user IDs. (In my 50+ years of experience as a system developer, perhaps the single

[Bug 1256585] Re: adduser does not update System Settings Accounts or the session login screen

2013-12-02 Thread L Peter Deutsch
I changed the Target to accountsservice since I think that's the most likely location of the bug. ** Package changed: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) = accountsservice (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1256585] Re: adduser does not update System Settings Accounts or the session login screen

2013-11-30 Thread L Peter Deutsch
Launchpad incorrectly classified this bug as a gnome-terminal bug. It is not a gnome-terminal bug, but I don't know what subsystem it actually resides in (perhaps AccountServices or maybe LightDM). I'm somewhat familiar with Ubuntu's terminal-based world (the classic Unix world), but not at all

[Bug 1256585] [NEW] adduser does not update System Settings Accounts or the session login screen

2013-11-30 Thread L Peter Deutsch
Public bug reported: I added some new users to my freshly installed Ubuntu 12.04 system using adduser in a Terminal window -- something I've done successfully with 3 previous Ubuntu releases. Now everything is OK at the filesystem level (/etc/passwd, /home/*, etc.), but neither the System

[Bug 55919] Re: [Bug 55919] Re: Installer crashes at 'Prepare mount points'

2006-09-12 Thread L Peter Deutsch
, or alternatively get out to the Internet. The machine's address is 10.0.0.10, the Internet gateway address is 10.0.0.200, and the netmask is 255.255.255.0. Thanks - L. Peter Deutsch [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Installer crashes at 'Prepare mount points' https://launchpad.net/bugs/55919 -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 55919] Installer crashes at 'Prepare mount points'

2006-08-10 Thread L Peter Deutsch
Public bug reported: Ubuntu 6.06 distribution. I had pre-partitioned the disk, and installed Ubuntu 5.10 on it by mistake (mislabeled CD). Partitions are: 1 NTFS 2 / 3 swap (4 extended) 5 /usr 6 /tmp 7 /var 8 /home The installer finds all of these correctly, although it doesn't seem to have

[Bug 55919] Re: [Bug 55919] Re: Installer crashes at 'Prepare mount points'

2006-08-10 Thread L Peter Deutsch
that it can reach 10.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 through eth0, but that didn't do the trick, and I'm at the limit of my understanding of this stuff. Thanks - L. Peter Deutsch [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Installer crashes at 'Prepare mount points' https://launchpad.net/bugs/55919 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing