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[Bug 1259562]

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From: Gunnar Hjalmarsson <gunnarhj@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:49:24 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1259562 <1259562@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Right, it's logical to clean up the icon as well. (Guest users typically
don't bother with icons, which explains why I missed it.)

Maybe checking errno would provide sufficient safety?

   errno = 0;
   pwent = getpwnam (name);
   if (pwent == NULL && errno == 0) {

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Title:
  Old guest users pollute accountsservice

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

Bug description:
  When you log out from a guest session, the temporary guest account is
  removed - but only almost. The folder /var/lib/AccountsService/users
  gets 'polluted' with files for previous guest users.

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