Bug#409183: gnome-system-tools: user-admin forgets about user-privileges when changing a users name

[Sven Arvidsson]

tags 409183 +unreproducible
thanks

On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 15:19 +0100, Curt Manucredo wrote:
> okay. let me try again! i think i left out some important information.
> sorry.
> i will tell how i did (and i can reproduce it:-) i
> log in to a gnome session with my username. i then call user-admin. i
> change that username i've just logged in with. since i now have to log
> out to make the changes take effect - i do so. when i log in with the
> new name all privileges like autio, cdrom, automount are just unset.
> so! let me try this again, before i sent this report...yes it
> happend again...confirming this!
> it not only happend on this particular install. i can reproduce this. i
> assume it is necessary to be logged in as that user, while you change
> that user as root.

Hi,

Thanks for providing detailed instructions! 

I followed your directions on a newly installed Etch system, but I
haven't been able to reproduce the bug. All the privileges are preserved
after changing the username.

-- 
Cheers,
Sven Arvidsson
http://www.whiz.se
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