I've tried an approach like this using the pam_listfile.so for
passwordless login. However, it fails for several reasons:

- There is no obvious way to log in as guest. Users that don't speak
English won't be able to guess that the special user name (and
password). I'd like a simple "Login as Guest" button.

- The passwordless login used by gdm seems to be ignored by gnome-
screensaver. If the screensaver kicks in or is started by the user,
there is no way to unlock it.

- The users files are deleted on logout. Thats nice from a security and
privacy point of view, but the user is not warned that her files will be
lost. There has been some discussion about the option to turn a guest
session into a regular account. But as far as I know, nothing like that
has been implemented.

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[Intrepid] "Guest" account should be accessible from login screen
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264835
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