Bug 101645 – gdm 2.8x does not list available users for auto-login -> Auto-login does not work

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Description wantilles 2005-08-07 08:00:12 UTC]

Gdm 2.6x works flawlessly.

With the exact same setup, gdm 2.8x does not list available users for autologin
and autologin does not work.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.Applications -> System Tools -> Login Screen Setup (or Run as different user
-> root + gdmsetup)
2.Tab General -> Check at "Automatic Login" "Login a user automatically on first
bootup"
3.At "Automatic Login username" should have a list of all users present in
system. It does not. Even if I enter my existing user manually, the next time at
bootup auto-login never happens. I am presented with the login screen and the PC
awaits for username & password.

Actual Results:  
I was presented with the login screen and the PC awaited for username &
password. Autologin never happened.

Expected Results:  
It should have auto-logged me in, just as gdm 2.6x always did.

[Comment 1 Leonardo Boshell (RETIRED) 2005-08-08 03:39:36 UTC]

Thank you for reporting this issue. Please try with gdm-2.8.0.1-r1. Make sure to
update your config files and restart the gdm daemon afterwards.

For future reports, please remember to always include the output from "emerge
--info".

[Comment 2 wantilles 2005-08-08 16:31:42 UTC]

(In reply to comment #1)
> Thank you for reporting this issue. Please try with gdm-2.8.0.1-r1. Make sure to
> update your config files and restart the gdm daemon afterwards.
> 
> For future reports, please remember to always include the output from "emerge
> --info".
> 

Version gnome-base/gdm [2.8.0.1] was the reported one with the bug.

New version gnome-base/gdm [2.8.0.1-r1] works flawlessly as expected.

Bug is resolved.

Changing resolution to fixed.