Automounts users autofs home directories by default (face browser disabled)
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gdm |
Fix Released
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High
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gdm (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
Lucid |
Won't Fix
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gdm
Even with the face browser disabled when GDM starts it mounts up to 100 users autofs home dirs. This is an issue since having hundreds of desktops hosts automatically mount autofs home dirs when they'll most likely not be used could cause a resource issue on the file server. This is as a possible security too issue since the system is automatically mounting home dirs without authentication.
Description: Ubuntu lucid (development branch) - sync'd from main repos on April 13th
Release: 10.04
Package:
gdm:
Installed: 2.30.0-0ubuntu4
Candidate: 2.30.0-0ubuntu4
Version table:
*** 2.30.0-0ubuntu4 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
What was done:
Face browser disabled per: https:/
sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 --set --type boolean /apps/gdm/
Expected behavior:
GDM displays username prompt with no filesystems mounted with the exception of those in /etc/fstab. Once a user logs in successfully their home dir should automount.
Actual behavior:
GDM displays username prompt, up to 100+ home dirs from /etc/autofs.home are mounted.
There is a bug filed in upstream for this as well:
https:/
Related branches
Changed in gdm: | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in gdm: | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in gdm: | |
status: | Unknown → Fix Released |
Changed in gdm (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
assignee: | nobody → Sebastien Bacher (seb128) |
Changed in gdm: | |
importance: | Unknown → High |
Changed in gdm (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
assignee: | Sebastien Bacher (seb128) → nobody |
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