Same issue exists in Alpha 3 for Natty Narwhal. I noticed that Windows 7 also plays the Welcome sound file before the user is actually "welcome," but in my opinion that's no reason to follow their lead.
** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/488134 Title: sound plays during boot before login selections are ready -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs