Formally it is not a bug, basically it is a user error. However to avoid these type of bug reports in future, you might define it as a low priority bug or change request. There are reasons to block photo folders from access by the world for privacy reasons. Anybody using a photo from such a folder, could easily make the same error I did, despite my 42 years in ICT.
On 18/2/19 10:20 p. m., Daniel van Vugt wrote: > The login screen runs as a regular unprivileged user 'gdm' (not root) so > it does (apparently) require that you make any images world-readable in > order for user 'gdm' to be able to read them. > > Although I find this slightly surprising. A better design might be for > gnome-control-center to copy the image when you configure it, and ensure > the copy is always world readable. Because the current design does not > seem to be user-friendly... > > Anyway, this doesn't seem to be a bug so I will close it. > > > ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) > Status: Incomplete => Invalid > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1814566 Title: User photo is missing in login screen To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1814566/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
