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[Bug 1771603] [NEW] Does not honour UID_MAX

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From: Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 15:06:43 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1771603 <1771603@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Public bug reported:

accountsservice doesn't honour the UID_MAX settings in /etc/login.defs,
resulting in system users being displayed at the login screen and in the
users control panel.

See attached screenshot to see that the "libvirt-qemu" user is being
displayed when it shouldn't.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: accountsservice 0.6.45-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed May 16 11:03:09 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-12 (155 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018)
SourcePackage: accountsservice
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-05-09 (7 days ago)

** Affects: accountsservice (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic

** Attachment added: "screenshot of issue"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1771603/+attachment/5140372/+files/Screenshot%20from%202018-05-16%2011-05-30.png

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Title:
  Does not honour UID_MAX

Status in accountsservice package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  accountsservice doesn't honour the UID_MAX settings in
  /etc/login.defs, resulting in system users being displayed at the
  login screen and in the users control panel.

  See attached screenshot to see that the "libvirt-qemu" user is being
  displayed when it shouldn't.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: accountsservice 0.6.45-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Wed May 16 11:03:09 2018
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-12 (155 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018)
  SourcePackage: accountsservice
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-05-09 (7 days ago)

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