Make it possible to create a guest account

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This is being worked on as per https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/gdm-guest-login and http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/1474 so I've updated accordingly.

I'm setting this bug's status to Confirmed since it is not assigned to a particular individual working on it at the moment.

This has only been implemented in GDM and not KDM.

I don't think that this is really usable as currently implemented in Intrepid. If I'm there to type in my password then why bother with a guest account?? I understand the security concerns of a passwordless account, but if someone is logging into local GDM and I'm not around the presence of a password won't stop them from doing something bad.

I think that there should be an option to allow guest login from GDM and a locked screen as stated here: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/15464/

Changed to new since I don't think the bug has actually been resolved. Should I start a new bug report instead?

I am not sure.
I created this before Intrepid was released and had that guest-login thing.
I like the new guest-login thing in Intrepid.

Perhaps it should be possible to create a real account that is a guest account, but not enabled by default.

Xubuntu could also have guest account.. ?

Ubuntu devs maybe wanna hear of it in GDM as it would be much much more simple?
Xfce maybe wont do this since its Ubuntu specific feature.
In Ubuntu there is button Guest. And it can be switched to guest.
Also when user is locked then in log in menu there is button Guest.
In Xubuntu locking user is possible with Adding button Switch User to panel (newbies wont know that) and this Guest account can be made but as i tryd and made it without password i couldnot log in in this myself made Guest account without password thrue log in screen. (Maybe this needs reported as bug also- not possible to log in passwordless accounts without password)
So at least lock user button can be added to xubuntu shutdown menu and in log in menu a button could be made available called Guest.
What your ideas?

Not a bug in the ubuntu-meta.

This has been implemented according to the specification.

Philip Susi,
In what version was it implemented in?

If I am logged into my account, I can switch to a guest account, but I can not login directly from GDM to a guest account.

We have no plans to do development work on xdm, so I am going to WONTFIX the xdm task. It's not a bad idea though, but I would suggest approaching upstream about it if you really want it. I suspect it was added to xdm as just a blanket "all dm's should support guest accounts", however xdm is designed to be pretty minimal and more of a working example rather than intended to be a full fledged manager.

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40183

Won't happen for KDM seeing as Lightdm provides the feature.

Marking as confirmed because it affects several users.

Just for the record:

If you have guest accounts enabled on a mobile device, one may steal the device, and then log in as guest without rebooting. This someone will then have plenty of time digging for other exploids of software on the stolen device.