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[Vlad Socaciu <vladsocaciu@xxxxxxxxx>]

In Karmic, the option of autologin is available in the Login Screen
Settings, even when home is encrypted. This just leaves the unaware and
unexperienced user at risk of making his computer unusable. Many people
I know like having their computer autologin. If they are not aware of
the problem, the potential of combining it with home encryption is quite
big. It should definitely be fixed quickly.

Does wishlist importance mean it will only be done for the next release?

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GDM auto login won't work with ecryptfs
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353446
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Status in “ecryptfs-utils” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
Status in “gdm” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed

Bug description:
Binary package hint: gdm

Using Ubuntu Jaunty Beta 1 up to date (20090401)

A co-worker had trouble with the auto login in GDM, the screen kept showing a blank screen and never started gnome. So after investigating I found that he had enabled the encryptfs of his home directory. Disabling the autologin solved the problem.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Install Ubuntu Jaunty choosing encripted home directory.
2. Login and select auto-login in gdmsetup.
3. Next time you try to login, the session won't start.

Would it be possible that GDM informed about this or ask for the password to "unlock" the home?
Maybe, with a encryptfs home one shouldn't be allowed to activate auto-login.

This is related to bug 284443.