Ubuntu should check if a user called "guest" exists... if exists... try
with guest1... guest2... guest3... etc
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Unable to start guest session if a user named guest exists
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292533
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FWIW, "removing" the guest account from the GUI did nto work for me. Had
to
sudo userdel guest
sudo rm -fr /home/guest
Now it "guest session" works.
thanks for the tips
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Unable to start guest session if a user named guest exists
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292533
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** Changed in: gdm-guest-session (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => Fix Released
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Unable to start guest session if a user named guest exists
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I've tried the cases of having an restarting gdm leaving the account and
home dir, and restarting the machine and leaving just the account. It
no longer seems to be an issue.
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Unable to start guest session if a user named guest exists
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292533
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The current /usr/share/gdm/guest-session/guest-session-setup.sh does get
along with an existing guest user, it just checks if it is a system user
and that it doesn't have a pre-existing home dir outside of /tmp/. I
cannot replicate this.
In such a situation, can you please give me the output of
** Changed in: gdm-guest-session (Ubuntu)
Status: Triaged => In Progress
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Unable to start guest session if a user named guest exists
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To reproduce the no-cleanup case:
1. Log in
2. Start guest session
3. Run sudo service gdm restart
There will be a guest account in /etc/passwd and a guest home directory in /tmp
If step 3 is replaced by a power failure there will be a guest account and no
home directory
** Changed in: gdm-guest
** Changed in: gdm-guest-session (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Triaged
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Unable to start guest session if a user named guest exists
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