Indicator applet switch-user list includes "locked" users

[David Lee Lambert]

Ubuntu 12.04

When I click on my name in the indicator applet, the first option is "switch user account", followed by a list of users. However, if a user is locked ("passwd -l ..."), the user still shows up; with six unlocked users and six locked users, the list is to long to fit on the screen.

More generally, there ought to be a way (configuration file?) to exclude certain users from that list, even without locking their accounts.

<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SystemMenu#accounts>: "Next should be a “Guest Session” item (if the system allows it), and radio items for up to 12 of the user accounts that can log in ... Test case: Create a new user account. Open the system menu; the new account should be present. Lock the account using “sudo passwd -l”, and open the menu again; the account should be absent. Unlock the account using “sudo password -u”, and open the menu again; the account should be present once more."

[Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)]

Nice catch, thanks David. Specification updated. <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SystemMenu?action=diff&rev2=9&rev1=8>

[Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)]

A way to blacklist user accounts from appearing in the menu is a separate feature request. That should go in its own bug report with its own use cases.