*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 882255 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/882255
Public bug reported: Steps to reproduce this bug: - Log in with a user who has admin privileges - Open User Accounts from System Settings - Click "Unlock" and authenticate yourself - Click on the "Password" field. - Set "Action" to "Log in without a password" - Click on "Change" (Same steps with screenshots can be found in this answer: http://askubuntu.com/a/281093/2355 ) This successfully sets the user's password to empty. However, it does not ensure that sudoers includes a NOPASSWD directive, so the user now can longer use sudo, gksu, pkexec or PolicyKit to authenticate themself to gain admin rights. What I expected to happen: This functionality should be disabled for users with admin rights, or the sudoers file should be modified as appropriate, and PolicyKit made to work for users without a password. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu19.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-26.42-generic 3.5.7.6 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-26-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10 Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Apr 13 20:59:29 2013 MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: gnome-control-center UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-18 (176 days ago) usr_lib_gnome-control-center: activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.4-0ubuntu4.2 deja-dup 24.0-0ubuntu2 gnome-control-center-signon 0.0.18-0ubuntu1 indicator-datetime 12.10.2-0ubuntu3.1 ** Affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 quantal running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1168747 Title: Removing a user's password effectively locks them out of admin privileges To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1168747/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs