Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-system-tools
I have a relatively newly installed Xubuntu 9.10 installation, no weird
modifications, has updates. I tried using the Xubuntu main menu's Users
and Groups to change my password, but it will not let me. It seems that
"gnome-about-me" is missing, even though it is required for me to change
my password.
Reproduce:
1. Install Xubuntu 9.10 with first-password.
2. Xfce main menu --> System --> Users and Groups
3. Unlock using "Click to make changes"
4. Click "Properties" for my username
5. Click "Change Password..."
6. BUG: Nothing happens. No new windows pop up. Nothing. Inability to change
password.
----- additional info -----
I tried starting "Users and Groups" by running "users-admin" on the command
line. When I click "Change Password...", the following error is output:
WARNING **: Error spawning gnome-about-me: Failed to execute child process
"gnome-about-me" (No such file or directory)
See screenshot.
I checked in Synaptic: It seems that the "gnome-about" package is not
installed. It seems that gnome-about should be installed by default in
the xubuntu installation, since it's attempting to use it for changing
my own password. This could probably be done by making the package that
includes "users-admin" depend on "gnome-about-me". I'm not sure how the
packaging works...
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Nov 17 17:03:09 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
Package: gnome-system-tools 2.28.1-0ubuntu2
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: gnome-system-tools
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64
XsessionErrors:
(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1597): GLib-CRITICAL **:
g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
(xfwm4:1578): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_window_get_events: assertion `GDK_IS_WINDOW
(window)' failed
(xfce4-terminal:3695): Terminal-WARNING **: Unable to load terminal
preferences.
(xfwm4:1578): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_window_get_events: assertion `GDK_IS_WINDOW
(window)' failed
** Affects: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug
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Xubuntu: Cannot change own password because users-admin needs gnome-about-me
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/484559
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