Ubuntu
kdebase-workspace package

New user can't log in kdm. Not working forms for change password.

Bug #800096 reported by mikolajsochacki on 2011-06-21

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #641712: Not possible to enter password for a new user in KDM (Maverick, Natty and Oneiric). Edit Remove

This bug affects 2 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: kdebase-workspace

When I create new user he must change password if he login in kdm. But forms for change password hang in and user cannot login.

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Uqbar (uqbar) wrote on 2011-07-15:

None from the dev team is paying attention to this bug! It's a shame!

Anyway I have a workaround.

Switch to a text console with CRTL+ALT+F1 to get a text login.
Login with the new user and related password.
You'll be asked to change the password as required by the administrator (though I have never asked such a thing).
Then exit with ... exit and switch back to the X Windows with ALT+F7.
Now the new user can log in with the new password.

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mikolajsochacki (mikolajsochacki) wrote on 2011-07-15:

Thank you, this problem appear on Kubuntu
I think developers thinkig more on new LightDM.

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Uqbar (uqbar) wrote on 2011-07-15:

KDM is KDE Display Manager.

It's much better from the marketing point of view to start a new thing instead of fixing old bugs.
In my opinion, the bug is not in the KDM itself, but in the way it's been integrated with the Kubuntu system.
LightDM is based on WebKit and is HTML powered. A lot of technology for just doing a graphical login.