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[Expired for gdm (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60
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** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  gdm ignores the return code of PostLogin script

Status in “gdm” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: gdm

  I have written a script that mounts a truecrypt partition after the
  user has logged in successfully. The script is placed at
  /etc/gdm/PostLogin/Default and works fine in general. However, since
  at least Ubuntu 9.10 gdm ignores the return value from that script and
  continues the login process even when mounting fails and the script
  returns 1. This was not the case in earlier versions of Ubuntu, where
  the login process was terminated in such a case and the gdm login
  screen was shown again.

  The description of gdm says: "The script should return 0 on success as
  otherwise the user won't be logged in." At least in Ubuntu 9.10 and
  10.04 (32 and 64 bit version) this is broken and i don't know any
  workaround for this bug.

  How to reproduce:
  1) Create a file /etc/gdm/PostLogin/Default and make it executable
  2) Write the following code to the file: "exit 1"
  3) Logout and login again.

  Expected result:
  Login should fail, as the script returns 1.

  Actual result:
  Login works as usual.

  I am not sure if this is a duplicate of bug #36177, therefore i am
  filling a new bug report.

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