Auto-Login shouldn't be available for users with encrypted home-folder

[Toni Förster]

When Ubuntu gets installed and the user selects "Encrypt home-folder" during the installation-process, usually the password is needed to log in. The problem is, it is possible to select an user to auto-login, even if this user has an encrypted home-folder. So if such an user is selected the login fails because several files from the home-folder can't be read. To be able to login again the user needs to login from the terminal, to decrypt the home-folder, and deactivate auto-login. There are three ways to solve this issue:

1. Users with encrypted home-folders shouldn't be available for auto-login., and there should be an notification why.
2. Encryption should be disabled and the user should be notified about.
3. The user should be notified that the home-folder is encrypted and he should select another user.

2 & 3 could be combined: and the user could choose to disable the encryption or select another account for auto-login.

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

Thank you for bringing this bug to our attention. However, a paper cut should be a small usability issue , in the default Ubuntu 9.10 install , that affects many people and is quick and easy to fix. So this bug can't be addressed as part of the project.

actually this is a feature request which makes it 'not a papercut'

For further info about papercuts criteria , pls read > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PaperCut

Don't worry though, This bug has been marked as "invalid" ONLY in the papercuts project.

[Lightbreeze (nedhoy-gmail)]

This also affects the gdmsetup tool.

[Evan (ev)]

The desktop CD installer (ubiquity) forces you to choose between regular login, automatic login, and regular login with an encrypted home directory. You are not able select more than one option.

If your concern is that you are able to enable automatic login post-install, then please file a bug against whatever tool is letting you do that.

Thanks!