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Changing the login screen resources (background,icon) fails when EncryptedHome is used and resources are in ~

Bug #573782 reported by Ronan Jouchet
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Bug Description

The "Login Settings" module seems to work fine (no console output either), but the background change isn't effective (worse, it removes the standard background, resulting in a solid purple background).

Ubuntu 10.04 final x86-32, installed from a desktop cd, UbuntuTweak 0.5.4.

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Ding Zhou (tualatrix) wrote :

Please upload a screenshot of the Login Settings, thanks.

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Ronan Jouchet (ronj) wrote :

Here is a screenshot showing login settings in Ubuntu Tweak and in the "Login screen" configuration panel.

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Ronan Jouchet (ronj) wrote :

And here is a photo showing the login screen.

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Ronan Jouchet (ronj) wrote :

Additional comment: using the "revert" button to come back to /usr/share/backgrounds/warty-final-ubuntu.png works.

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Ding Zhou (tualatrix) wrote :

What is the path of background image?

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Ronan Jouchet (ronj) wrote :

/home/ronj/Pictures/_wallpapers/fiftyfootshadows/dust_3.jpg

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Ding Zhou (tualatrix) wrote :

Put your dust_3.jpg under your /home/ronj, then try again.

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Ronan Jouchet (ronj) wrote :

I know! I am using Ubuntu encrypted home. So actually /home/ronj doesn't even exist when gdm looks for its wallpaper. At this time, there is only gibberish /home/.ecryptfs, waiting to be transparently mounted to /home/ronj by ecryptfs when I enter my login passphrase.
Have a look at the implementation details by Dustin Kirkland: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EncryptedHome

Possible solutions I can think of:
- always do a copy of the file out of ~, like /usr/share/backgrounds/ubuntu-tweak-gdm-background.EXT
- when EncryptedHome is detected, do a copy of the file out of ~, like /usr/share/backgrounds/ubuntu-tweak-gdm-background.EXT, warning the user the file has been copied out of his home folder
- when EncryptedHome is detected, tell the user ubuntu tweak won't be able to change the login screen for privacy reasons, and explain manual steps

summary: - Changing the login screen background fails
+ Changing the login screen resources (background,icon) fails when
+ EncryptedHome is used and resources are in ~
Changed in ubuntu-tweak:
status: New → Confirmed
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Ronan Jouchet (ronj) wrote :

By the way, the title of the bug that I just changed reflects the fact that it affects also the login icon.

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