Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-system-tools
May be same root cause as 659758, but symptoms are a little different.
Clean 10.04 LTS desktop install.
Console login to account created during install, create "/lhome", logoff
Desktop login to account created during install
System / Administration / Users and Groups
Click on account created during installation.
Click on "Advanced", enter password
"Advanced User Settings" dialog appears.
"Advanced" tab
Change home directory from /home/xxx to /lhome/xxx
OK
If re-enter advanced tab, it shows up as /lhome (New value)
Close (User Settings)
Home directory is not changed:
Restart System / Administration / Users and Groups
...
Still /home/xxx
Verify by looking at /etc/passwd
This is different from 659758 in that:
758 was creating a new user
758 stated that if it was done again, it *was* saved. I have done it many
times, and it never saves it.
If I manually edit /etc/passwd, looking in the panel later I see the change,
and it works fine.
This bug did not exist in 0810.
** Affects: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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"users and groups" home directory change does not "take"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/666555
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