Public bug reported: SDDM in the default (and only provided) theme doesn't allow a custom username to be entered. Unfortunately it also only shows local users, thus when you have your machine in some sort of directory (LDAP / Active directory as an example), it is impossible to log in.
The default theme has to provide a method to enter a user name manually, else in set-ups such as enterprises or universities, where no local users are created and just directories are used, sddm is completely unusable. Therefore I recommend a very high severity for this bug. Also see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1007067 (they now offer a custom username field) Version: Ubuntu Vivid Packages: sddm 0.11.0-0ubuntu10 / sddm-theme-breeze 4:5.2.2-0ubuntu3: amd64 i386 What I expected to happen: After upgrading to Vivid I expected to be able to log in What happened instead: I was not able to log in How this should be fixed: either switch to a different default theme which does offer a username field or edit the default theme to offer it optionally. ** Affects: sddm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1448442 Title: No login possible when using a directory (e.g. active directory via sssd) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sddm/+bug/1448442/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
