I tried the method by adding a user: useradd test and then from the switch user I went into test and was able to login without a password. This problem doesn't exist in the later kernels. Please update your kernel which will solve your problem and thanks for reporting this bug...
** Changed in: pam (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released ** Changed in: pam (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Vikram (dhillon-v10) -- users with no password can't log in with gdm https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/104957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs