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gdm 2.26 Unable to log out with autologin enabled

Bug #396489 reported by Hernando Torque
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This bug affects 4 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gdm
Fix Released
Medium
gdm (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs
Ubuntu ubuntu-9.10
Karmic
Fix Released
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs
Ubuntu ubuntu-9.10

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gdm

When the autologin-user tries to log out he automatically gets logged in again. So you cannot log out user A and log in with user B (switching users works, though).

GDM 2.20 always showed the login screen after logging out the autologin-user.

gdm 2.26.1-0ubuntu4

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/lucid/gdm
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for your bug report, I already reported the issue upstream some days ago

Changed in gdm (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Triaged
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gdm:
status: Unknown → New
Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in gdm (Ubuntu):
milestone: none → ubuntu-9.10
Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in gdm (Ubuntu Karmic):
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package gdm - 2.28.0-0ubuntu2

---------------
gdm (2.28.0-0ubuntu2) karmic; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/08_use_polkit_for_settings.patch:
    - set translatable strings and list the file to translate (lp: #425798)
  * debian/patches/09_gdmsetup.patch,
    debian/patches/99_autoreconf.patch:
    - initialize the translations so the gdmsetup interface is translated
      (lp: #434102)
  * debian/patches/17_use_timed_login_after_autologin.patch:
    - revert upstream change to not use timed login after autologin session
      (lp: #396489)
  * debian/patches/18_create_log_dir_when_required.patch:
    - create the log directory when required (lp: #405227)
  * debian/gdm.config, debian/gdm.templates:
    - restore debconf files which have been dropped by error in karmic,
      thanks Pär Andersson (lp: #395591)

 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:20:27 +0200

Changed in gdm (Ubuntu Karmic):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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Tom Jaeger (thjaeger) wrote :

This doesn't seem right to me either. Most installations are single-user systems, where it makes more sense to re-login immediately.

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maxauthority (stubenschrott) wrote :

@Tom: I am also on a single-user machine, but was biten by this bug. E.g. I just wanted to logout and choose a different session (KDE, Fluxbox, ...), and that's impossible if you get re-logined immediately.

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Changed in gdm:
importance: Unknown → Medium
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gdm:
status: New → Fix Released
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