automatic logon: option to clear login.keyring password
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gdm |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
gdm (Ubuntu) |
New
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
gksu (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gksu
bug: You are still prompted for a password even If you use System-
expected: Clicking the checkbox next to automatic logon should boot the computer direct into a desktop and have WiFi connected with the previously used and cached password.
STEPS
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- get a fresh Ubuntu 8.04 machine installed from CD on to a computer with working wifi hardware
- reboot, logon as the user you created on install ( for example fred )
- connect to a WiFi hotspot that requires a password. Mine uses 64 bit WEP ASCII
- Surf the web to ensure it's all good.
- Shut down, leave off for 10 seconds, boot, logon, notice WiFi is working automatically
- System-
- Shut down, leave off for 10 seconds, boot, see desktop, see the following error
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The Application 'nm-applet' (/usr/bin/
- If you click deny, no WiFi access, if you type in fred's logon password, and click ok, you get WiFi
This is a major pain for schools that want to have a machine boot to a desktop and not expect the user to deal with any passwords or headaches. A visitor might not know weather to hunt down Fred's password, or the WiFi password.
no workaround that I can find using google. Nothing in the Apps-Accessorie
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Mar 4 12:52:35 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gksu
Package: gksu 2.0.0-5ubuntu3.
PackageArchitec
ProcEnviron:
PATH=/
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gksu
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-27-generic i686
Changed in gdm (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Invalid → New |
Changed in gdm: | |
status: | Invalid → New |
It asks because your "login" keyring is encrypted with your password.
To disable that prompt, the gdm configuration could have another option to clear (remove) the passwort from your "login" keyring.