Setting gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.background to inactive prevents the use of custom background in unity-greeter

[Doug McMahon]

ubuntu-settings (12.10.7) is preventing a custom desktop background from being used in the unity greeter

Test case: new install of last day or so:
set a new background, log out/in or restart, default background (purple) will still be used

Test case: older install where the greeter uses a custom background:
create a new user, login, change background. Log out/in or restart, default background will be used for that new user

Re-enabling org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.background active allows user background in greeter. ie. -

gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.background active true

changelog of probable interest:
ubuntu-settings (12.10.7) raring; urgency=low

  * Disable gnome-settings-daemon plugins:
   -clipped
    - background: Nautilus renders the background, this imposes an unnecessary
      check at startup.

 -- Martin Pitt <email address hidden> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:33:44 +0100

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: ubuntu-settings 12.10.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-5.10-generic 3.8.0-rc6
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-5-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Feb 11 20:54:26 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-27 (15 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130126)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubuntu-settings
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Jarosław Guza (jarekj83-4)]

downloaded clean daily build of 13.04 today, still there is no fix

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

Somewhat surprised there is no fix here one way or the other (for 13.04, the future isn't relevant.

Is there really no intention of allowing/enabling custom greeter screens?