Lightdm Does Not Show User's Custom Wallpaper If Home Folder Is Encrypted
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unity-greeter (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
This bug makes sense, given that lightdm would not have access to any folders in an encrypted home directory. A workaround would be for Ubuntu to store a copy of each users current wallpaper in system folder that isn't encrypted.
Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch)
Release: 12.04
lightdm:
Installed: 1.1.9-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 1.1.9-0ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 1.1.9-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
EXPECTED: The Lightdm Greeter should show each user's desktop wallpaper when that user is selected, regardless of whether or not 1) that user is using a custom wallpaper instead of a default, and 2) that user's home directory is encrypted.
WHAT HAPPENS: Lightdm falls back on the default Ubuntu wallpaper for users with encrypted home directories, because it cannot access the encrypted wallpaper file.
| affects: | lightdm (Ubuntu) → unity-greeter (Ubuntu) |
| Changed in unity-greeter (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in unity-greeter (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.