** Description changed: - The /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf file is a conffile, which means that - packages are not allowed to modify it. The centrifydc package in - partner, however, is intended to provide system-wide integration with an - active directory realm, which means that it needs to allow users to - enter their username - and not choose it from a finite list. As a - result, the package is modifying /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf on package - installation to set 'greeter-show-manual-login=true', which will cause - users of this package to have conffile prompts on future upgrades. + [Impact] + The /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf file is a conffile, which means that packages are not allowed to modify it. + + As a result, if any package is modifying /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf on + installation to set 'greeter-show-manual-login=true', will cause users + of this package to have conffile prompts on future upgrades. It would be helpful if lightdm had some supported mechanism for packages to override the defaults in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf - such as an - /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d directory, or supporting reading of - overrides from gsettings under the lightdm user's account. + /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d directory . - ProblemType: Bug - DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 - Package: lightdm 1.7.0-0ubuntu6 - ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.9.0-4.9-generic 3.9.4 - Uname: Linux 3.9.0-4-generic x86_64 - ApportVersion: 2.10.2-0ubuntu1 - Architecture: amd64 - Date: Wed Jun 12 17:57:18 2013 - InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-09-24 (992 days ago) - InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1) - MarkForUpload: True - SourcePackage: lightdm - UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-05-06 (37 days ago) + [Test Case] + * Create autologin file, as shown below. This will fail on precise, but work fine on saucy/trusty. + + $ cat /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/10-ubuntu.conf + [SeatDefaults] + autologin-user=ubuntu-or-any-other-user-on-system + + [Regression Potential] + * none that I could see, and is backport from upstream + + [Other Info] + * Has been tested, and works. + * Merge https://code.launchpad.net/~lightdm-team/lightdm/1.2 against precise
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1190425 Title: lightdm should allow packages to override defaults in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf Status in Light Display Manager: Fix Released Status in Light Display Manager 1.2 series: Fix Committed Status in Light Display Manager 1.4 series: Fix Committed Status in Light Display Manager 1.6 series: Fix Committed Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: [Impact] The /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf file is a conffile, which means that packages are not allowed to modify it. As a result, if any package is modifying /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf on installation to set 'greeter-show-manual-login=true', will cause users of this package to have conffile prompts on future upgrades. It would be helpful if lightdm had some supported mechanism for packages to override the defaults in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf - such as an /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d directory . [Test Case] * Create autologin file, as shown below. This will fail on precise, but work fine on saucy/trusty. $ cat /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/10-ubuntu.conf [SeatDefaults] autologin-user=ubuntu-or-any-other-user-on-system [Regression Potential] * none that I could see, and is backport from upstream [Other Info] * Has been tested, and works. * Merge https://code.launchpad.net/~lightdm-team/lightdm/1.2 against precise To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm/+bug/1190425/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
