Thankfully, the fix is trivial too: Add the following to /etc/pam.d/gdm auth required pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet
Patch for the debian build attached. Regards Iain ** Attachment added: "disallow_root_login.patch" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35788799/disallow_root_login.patch -- GDM allows root logins https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/484317 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs