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[James Gifford <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Add a case for users defined but not allowed to log in:
> 
> Certain kinds of sandbox users, for example users which are sudo
> switched to, to perform actions which one might not like to perform as a
> regular user with login capability.

I think this was in the original bug report, but I agree. I use this a
lot an frequently have to figure out "ok, was I just trying to log into
packaging-test, server-test, vm-test or me?".


> This is a traditional admin technique, actually.
> 
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> Title:
>  Unable to hide users from login screen / user switcher
> 
> Status in D-Bus interfaces for querying and manipulating user account information:
>  Confirmed
> Status in “accountsservice” package in Ubuntu:
>  Triaged
> Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu:
>  Triaged
> 
> Bug description:
>  Users that I have appended to the 'hidden-users' field in
>  /etc/lightdm/users.conf are not actually hidden. They are still listed
>  on the login screen and in Unity's user switching menu.
> 
>  ProblemType: Bug
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
>  Package: lightdm 0.9.7-0ubuntu1
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
>  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
>  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
>  Architecture: amd64
>  Date: Fri Sep 23 11:44:29 2011
>  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110413)
>  SourcePackage: lightdm
>  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-23 (0 days ago)
>  mtime.conffile..etc.lightdm.users.conf: 2011-09-23T08:46:55.039175
> 
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Title:
  Unable to hide users from login screen / user switcher

Status in D-Bus interfaces for querying and manipulating user account information:
  Confirmed
Status in “accountsservice” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Users that I have appended to the 'hidden-users' field in
  /etc/lightdm/users.conf are not actually hidden. They are still listed
  on the login screen and in Unity's user switching menu.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: lightdm 0.9.7-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Sep 23 11:44:29 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110413)
  SourcePackage: lightdm
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-23 (0 days ago)
  mtime.conffile..etc.lightdm.users.conf: 2011-09-23T08:46:55.039175

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