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bash package

  1. Bug #228931
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Ashley Yakeley (ashley-semantic) wrote : /bin/bash not in /etc/shells, causing login window/fast user switcher applet hilarity

A recent update, or something, caused /bin/bash to be removed from /etc/shells. As a result, the login window face browser and also the fast user switch applet to be empty (actually, the latter shows the current user).

Workaround is simple:
sudo add-shell /bin/bash

I have no idea which update caused this, or even if it was an update. So I can't tell you which package is responsible.