Ubuntu
gnome-screensaver package

/etc/shadow owned by root:root after 8.04.x-->10.04.x-->12.04.2 LTS upgrade

Bug #1193163 reported by willdeans
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Bug Description

I upgraded from 8.04.x-->10.04.x-->12.04.2 LTS, removed Unity (and friends), installed Gnome and found /etc/shadow owned by root:root (though I don't know exactly how it came to be)

This causes a problem because the lock screen will tell you that your correct password is incorrect. The lock screen shouldn't tell you that your correct password is incorrect (confusing lies). Instead it should inform you /etc/shadow is owned by other-than root:shadow (helpful truth).

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