hi, more details: in gnome System -> Administration -> Users and Groups
Add it asks for the new user name and password then returns to main User and Group menu. it has already made the user using the lowest available UID then trying to set it to something else it fails with no message. also true of default shell and group the order of popups was better in ubuntu 8 hope that helps jpd --- On Wed, 12/8/10, eremit7 <erem...@gmx.de> wrote: > From: eremit7 <erem...@gmx.de> > Subject: [Bug 686277] Re: users-admin UID bug > To: yo...@yahoo.com > Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 12:18 PM > Thank you for taking the time to > report this bug and helping to make > Ubuntu better. Unfortunately, we cannot work on this bug > because your > description didn't include enough information. You may find > it helpful > to read "How to report bugs effectively" > http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. > We'd be grateful > if you would then provide a more complete description of > the problem. > > We have instructions on debugging some types of problems > at > http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProcedures > > At a minimum, we need: > 1. the specific steps or actions you took that caused you > to encounter the problem (especially which program do you > used, the standard gnome-utility?) > 2. the behavior you expected, and > 3. the behavior you actually encountered (in as much detail > as possible). > Thanks! > > ** Changed in: ubuntu > Status: New => > Incomplete > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a direct > subscriber > of the bug. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/686277 > > Title: > users-admin UID bug > > Status in Ubuntu: > Incomplete > > Bug description: > Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS > Release: 10.04 > > cant create user with a higher UID, > also doesn't let me set the default shell and default > group. > > looks ok in the users-admin window, close it, > restart it and the use has the default shell and the lowest > > available UID > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/686277/+subscribe > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/686277 Title: users-admin UID bug -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
