GDM: Timed login does not allow other users to login

[Renjoy]

Binary package hint: xsplash/GDM

When timed login is enabled

1) Only the user with timed login enabled can log in. Other user accounts cannot log in, even though the timed login option is described as "allow X seconds for anyone else to log in first"
2) The user with timed login enabled cannot manually login. They have to wait for the time to elapse.

[David Barth (dbarth)]

It feels like the timed login patch may have triggered that issue.

[Renjoy (renjoy)]

As per the Login Screen Settings, if auto login is enabled with a specific
time set, the check box says that it is given for any one else to login if
required. That purpose is not getting served.
Let me know what you think.

On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 7:40 PM, David Barth <email address hidden>wrote:

> It feels like the timed login patch may have triggered that issue.
>
> ** Also affects: gdm (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
> ** Changed in: xsplash (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Invalid
>
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> GDM: When auto timed login enabled, it doesnt allow to login immediately by
> just clicking on the name or login button
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/461667
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> of the bug.
>

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Regards

Renjoy Henry

[Brian Pitts (bpitts)]

This problem is really annoying in the following scenario: A public computer lab with computers that have two users, a desktop user (without sudo privileges) and an administrative user (with sudo privileges). In the past, we used timed login to automatically login the desktop user unless one of the volunteers maintaining the lab needed to log in as the administrator. In 9.10, when timed login is enabled for the desktop user you can't choose to log in as the administrator. Instead, you have to let gdm log the desktop user in and then use fast-user-switching to switch to the administrator. This is a lot slower, especially when the computers don't have much RAM.