Comment 5 for bug 140505

Unfortunately, it's just not possible to know what the passwords are for the accounts you're importing without a lengthy decryption process. Some usernames from other operating systems are also invalid in Ubuntu, such as ones with spaces. In addition to this, the bottom portion of the the UI also allows you to consolidate the number of users on the system by letting you import multiple accounts into a single account. Still, I'd be willing to forfeit that ability and get rid of the bottom portion of the UI entirely if the other issues did not exist.

The next page (user setup) already lets you do what you suggest. That is, you can either select an existing imported user, or create a new one. But as I said in my previous comment, this is not easily discoverable in its current form and either the text should be changed or the two choices (use an existing user or type in a new one) should be more cleanly separated, in my opinion. This is something that can be considered for 8.04.

No worries about coding abilities. You'll find that there are plenty of people involving themselves in the community in a big way by filing or triaging bug reports, writing specifications, or helping other users. I appreciate your, and others, input on the design of migration-assistant.

Thanks.