Instructions for deleting Guest user

Bug #1076740 reported by Aleksi Kinnunen
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Wishlist
Gunnar Hjalmarsson

Bug Description

I think there should be the instructions for deleting the user account (and maybe easier way in the OS to delete it?). This page (http://www.howtogeek.com/117994/how-to-disable-ubuntus-guest-session-account/) says it's possible, so why don't you do instructions for this operation?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: ubuntu-docs 12.10.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Nov 8 23:02:51 2012
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-08-07 (93 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubuntu-docs
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-21 (18 days ago)

Tags: doc
Revision history for this message
Aleksi Kinnunen (aleksi-kinnunen) wrote :
Robert Roth (evfool)
Changed in ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
John Kim (kotux)
tags: added: doc
removed: apport-bug i386 quantal running-unity
John Kim (kotux)
Changed in ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → John Kim (thinkndev)
Revision history for this message
Richard Roberts (y-rich) wrote :

Added a section to 'shell-guest-session' to mirror linked guide.

Changed in ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → In Progress
Changed in ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu):
assignee: John Kim (kotux) → Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj)
Revision history for this message
Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj) wrote :

Link to related message on the ubuntu-doc mailing list:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-doc/2014-January/018563.html

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-docs - 14.04.1

---------------
ubuntu-docs (14.04.1) trusty; urgency=low

  [ Kevin Godby ]
  * configure.in, html/Makefile, html/ubuntu.xsl, whats-new.page:
    - Bumped version number to 14.04.
  * Typo on printing-cancel-job.page fixed (LP: #1231655).

  [ Little Girl ]
  * ubuntu-help/C/check_status.sh:
    - Added the EXTINCT listing for status to display references to
      previous releases.
    - Added a section on how to use status tags.
    - Fixed the script so that it will find revision elements with stub
      attributes.
  * accounts-create.page:
    - Improved wording (LP: #1220971).
  * Improved structure and minor tweaking of many pages.

  [ Doug Smythies ]
  * ubuntu-help/Makefile.am:
    - Added missing .png files (LP: #1245031).
  * disk-capacity.page:
    - Clarify disk usage analyzer (LP: #1059535).
  * Link corrections so that yelp-check ids will pass.
  * display-dual-monitors.page:
    - Fixed 2 unmatched block elements: section html compile errors.
  * Some occurrences of GNOME only code and .png file requests removed
    (LP: #1232708).
  * PO files updated:
    - Exported the latest translations from Launchpad.
    - Four new languages: et, eu, tg, th.

  [ Benjamin Kerensa ]
  * Update of the MAINTAINERS file.
  * Minor tweaks.

  [ Gunnar Hjalmarsson ]
  * The group "Add & remove software" highlighted on index.page by
    creation of the guide page addremove.page. Related links tweaking.
  * shell-guest-session.page:
    - Added description of how you can disable the guest session
      feature (LP: #1076740).
  * Creation of prefs-language-install.page.
  * keyboard-layouts.page:
    - Rewritten to reflect the "System Settings -> Text Entry" design
      (LP: #1242626).
  * tips-specialchars.page:
    - Sections "Compose key" and "Input methods" removed.
  * debian/control:
    - Bump Standards-Version to 3.9.5.
  * Updated ubuntu-help.pot.

  [ Greg Beam ]
  * The "Online accounts" pages improved, including:
    - Grammar fixes on accounts-whyadd.page (LP: #1220983).
    - Removal of accounts-create.page (LP: #1220971).
    - System settings steps worded as on other pages (LP: #1268775).
  * addremove-install-synaptic.page:
    - Grammar fix (LP: #1222288).
  * Fixed validation errors (LP: #1268834).
  * Note style corrected (changed from "info" to "tip", LP: #1269100).

  [ Jeffery To ]
  * power-hibernate.page:
    - Instructions for re-enabling hibernation updated (LP: #1232814).

  [ Shaun McCance ]
  * html/ubuntu.xsl:
    - Link trail no longer needs override (LP: #1275818).
  * Changes to pass strict validation (LP: #1275866).
 -- Gunnar Hjalmarsson <email address hidden> Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:07:00 +0100

Changed in ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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