Previous user not being remembered at login

[bitzbox]

In System Settings -> Login Screen -> Convenience -> Preselect User, I have the Previous radio button checked but I always have to enter my username at login. Anyone else having this problem?

Regards .....

[kubicle]

Re: Previous user not being remembered at login

This should fix that:
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...6491#msg236491
The issue is present on upgrades because the file that stores usernames is only readable/writable by root, and kdm doesn't run "as root" by default anymore, so it can't store or read usernames from the file.

[bitzbox]

Re: Previous user not being remembered at login

Yes, it did, thanks

However, (and not wishing to appear "picky" ) I'd just like to point out a coupla things:

bitzbox@sgc:~$ sudo chown -R kdm:kdm /var/lib/kdm
chown: invalid group: `kdm:kdm'

bitzbox@sgc:~$ ls -l /var/lib/kdm
total 4
-rw------- 1 kdm nogroup 26 2010-09-06 14:05 kdmsts

As you can see, /var/lib/kdm is in the nogroup group and kdmsts has now been created.

The previous user is now being remembered but I thought I'd just point this out for the benefit of other users.

Thanks for your help

Regards .....

[kubicle]

Re: Previous user not being remembered at login

bitzbox@sgc:~$ sudo chown -R kdm:kdm /var/lib/kdm
chown: invalid group: `kdm:kdm'

I have a kdm group on my machine, but it's possible they have changed things since...and deprecated it:

$ grep kdm /etc/group
kdm:x:103:

bitzbox@sgc:~$ ls -l /var/lib/kdm
total 4
-rw------- 1 kdm nogroup 26 2010-09-06 14:05 kdmsts

As you can see, /var/lib/kdm is in the nogroup group and kdmsts has now been created.

Are you sure it was just created (which is possible) or just edited?

The previous user is now being remembered but I thought I'd just point this out for the benefit of other users.

Thanks for your help

Thanks for replying back with your input, should help anyone with the same issue.

[bitzbox]

Re: Previous user not being remembered at login

Before I changed ownership of /var/lib/kdm, I had a peek and it was definitely empty.

Regards .....

[kubicle]

Re: Previous user not being remembered at login

Before I changed ownership of /var/lib/kdm, I had a peek and it was definitely empty.

Right then, the permissions on /var/lib/kdm probably prevented kdm from creating the file (the directory was probably only writable for root), but it is a tad odd that there wasn't an old file in the directory if you've been using the "remember user" setting before (prior to the changes in kdm).

Doesn't matter much, though, as long as it works now

[bitzbox]

Re: Previous user not being remembered at login

Well, actually, it isn't odd at all because this is a fresh install of Maverick on a new partition and so that would account for the "missing" kdmsts. My Lucid install is still there on another partition - I did NOT upgrade it. Perhaps this throws a different light on the matter because I recall in the original post you directed me to, you made mention of it being an issue with upgrading. But, as you say, it doesn't matter as it's working now

Regards .....

[kubicle]

Re: Previous user not being remembered at login

Well, actually, it isn't odd at all because this is a fresh install of Maverick on a new partition and so that would account for the "missing" kdmsts. My Lucid install is still there on another partition - I did NOT upgrade it.

That definitely makes sense, and also tells that the bug affects new installs as well. I (foolishly :P) assumed that the directory/file would be created with accessible ownerships/permissions on fresh installs.

[bitzbox]

Re: Previous user not being remembered at login

Should I report this as a bug or has one already been filed?

Regards .....

[kubicle]

Re: Previous user not being remembered at login

Should I report this as a bug or has one already been filed?

The bug has been around for a good while, so I'm pretty sure someone has already filed a report. But of course it doesn't hurt to check.

EDIT: a quick search revealed this one (with one duplicate), it's been floating around for a while.

[kyonides]

Re: Previous user not being remembered at login

When did the mod paste this? I mean, I can't provide the input since I updated Mave once again after I added a ppa to the repositories and I could change the settings to use a specific user as the default one. The other options just didn't work at all but since the third one does, I don't complain anymore. If I had more users on my box, then it'd be another story...

bitzbox@sgc:~$ sudo chown -R kdm:kdm /var/lib/kdm
chown: invalid group: `kdm:kdm'

I have a kdm group on my machine, but it's possible they have changed things since...and deprecated it:

$ grep kdm /etc/group
kdm:x:103:

grep kdm /etc/group didn't show any matches...

bitzbox@sgc:~$ ls -l /var/lib/kdm
total 4
-rw------- 1 kdm nogroup 26 2010-09-06 14:05 kdmsts

As you can see, /var/lib/kdm is in the nogroup group and kdmsts has now been created.

Are you sure it was just created (which is possible) or just edited?

The previous user is now being remembered but I thought I'd just point this out for the benefit of other users.

Thanks for your help

Thanks for replying back with your input, should help anyone with the same issue.

[bitzbox]

Re: Previous user not being remembered at login

Should I report this as a bug or has one already been filed?

The bug has been around for a good while, so I'm pretty sure someone has already filed a report. But of course it doesn't hurt to check.

EDIT: a quick search revealed this one (with one duplicate), it's been floating around for a while.

Yep, just had a look and "voted" for it - thanks.

Regards .....

[kyonides]

Re: Previous user not being remembered at login

I subscribed to that bug report, IDK if that's enough or if there was another way to "vote" for it.

[bitzbox]

Re: Previous user not being remembered at login

I think you need to click on "Does this bug affect you" as well, which is up near the top left of the page.

Regards .....

[kyonides]

Re: Previous user not being remembered at login

You're right that's what I did right after FF restored the tabs from my last session. The curious thing was that yesterday I didn't find such a message on the bug report page...