Comment 7 for bug 1814566

Formally it is not a bug, basically it is a user error. However to avoid
these type of bug reports in future, you might define it as a low
priority bug or change request. There are reasons to block photo folders
from access by the world for privacy reasons. Anybody using a photo from
such a folder, could easily make the same error I did, despite my 42
years in ICT.

On 18/2/19 10:20 p. m., Daniel van Vugt wrote:
> The login screen runs as a regular unprivileged user 'gdm' (not root) so
> it does (apparently) require that you make any images world-readable in
> order for user 'gdm' to be able to read them.
>
> Although I find this slightly surprising. A better design might be for
> gnome-control-center to copy the image when you configure it, and ensure
> the copy is always world readable. Because the current design does not
> seem to be user-friendly...
>
> Anyway, this doesn't seem to be a bug so I will close it.
>
>
> ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
> Status: Incomplete => Invalid
>