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lightdm-gtk-greeter package

user supplied default-user-image does not display properly in lightdm-gtk-greeter

Bug #1317236 reported by Dan Case
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lightdm-gtk-greeter (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Andrew P.

Bug Description

Version: Xubuntu 14.04
Environment: Corporate install joined to MS Windows Active Directory using PBIS Open 8.0.0.2016
default-user-image specified in /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf

Expected behavior: Specified default-user-image replaces the noname-user graphic in login dialogue in every configuration.

Experienced behavior: works as expected unless "greeter-hide-users=true" is specified in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf. When "greeter-hide-users=true" is specified, dialogue reverts to the noname-user graphic and ignores default-user-image.

In our environment, there is only one user account on the local machine, used for administrative purposes. All other logins are authenticated with AD credentials and AD usernames do not appear in the local user list. we must use the Manual Login option to allow AD logins. As a mild security measure, we'd prefer that the local admin account name not be displayed to users, so we need to hide usernames. There are workarounds to remove the local admin account from the user list, but the result is a pulldown saying "Other..." which gives the installation the look and feel of a non-professional hack job.

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Thaddaeus Tintenfisch (thad-fisch-deactivatedaccount)
affects: ubuntu → lightdm-gtk-greeter (Ubuntu)
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in lightdm-gtk-greeter (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Landon Thomas (lthomas) wrote :

FYI for anyone else who comes across this bug report, I was able to get around the issue in regular Ubuntu 14.04 by overwriting /usr/share/icons/gnome/256x256/status/avatar-default.png with my desired .png (the greeter even resized it properly). You have to run 'gtk-update-icon-cache /usr/share/icons/gnome' as root after the change and make sure the new /usr/share/icons/gnome/icon-theme.cache file has 644 permissions.

Do this at your own risk. I don't know where else that avatar-default.png file is used.

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Dan Case (dan-case) wrote :

Thanks for that, Landon. I had the thought in mind to try just that but haven't had time to go avatar-hunting.

This also works in Xubuntu 14.04.

D.

Andrew P. (kalgasnik)
Changed in lightdm-gtk-greeter (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Andrew P. (kalgasnik)
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Simon Steinbeiß (ochosi) wrote :

This has been fixed in trunk (http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~lightdm-gtk-greeter-team/lightdm-gtk-greeter/trunk/revision/281)

Changed in lightdm-gtk-greeter (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package lightdm-gtk-greeter - 1.9.0-0ubuntu1

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lightdm-gtk-greeter (1.9.0-0ubuntu1) utopic; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release,
    - Fixes AccountsService logon background conflict (LP: #1306362)
    - Fixes Login screen wallpaper doesn't fill screen (LP: #1325719)
    - Fixes user-supplied default user image (LP: #1317236)
    - Fixes mouse-cursor theme changing after logon (LP: #1024482)
 -- Sean Davis <email address hidden> Wed, 20 Aug 2014 19:39:03 -0400

Changed in lightdm-gtk-greeter (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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