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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Also affects: unity-control-center (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/886415

Title:
  No GUI for disabling guest account access

Status in Light Display Manager:
  Triaged
Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in lightdm package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in unity-control-center package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Given the tendancy to clone the MacUI, it would appear Ubuntu is
  missing an equivalent option to disable guest access.

  In OS X 10.7, you'll find it in a "Security and Privacy" control
  panel.

  I'm reporting this against LightDM as the file I had to edit to remove it was /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf by adding the line:
  allow-guest=false

  Not allowing the target audience (people who don't (want to) know how
  to use the linux command prompt) to turn off guest access doesn't feel
  right. As it's kind of treated as an account of sorts (albeit
  temporary), I'd suggest in Ubuntu that perhaps it should be added to
  the "User Accounts" control panel.

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