Thanks for the additional info, Christian. The failed file test that results in the warning "not access to HOME yet so language not saved" happens in accountsservice and is certainly made as root. So I wrote a patch that makes that code be run as user instead.
I applied the patch in a branch which was uploaded to my PPA at https://launchpad.net/~gunnarhj/+archive/misc Raring builds of the branch should be available in a couple of hours. It would be great if you or somebody else with HOME on NFS could install that accountsservice package on a Raring system, so we can find out if the change makes a difference. ** Patch added: "accountsservice_lp-1083605.diff" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1083605/+attachment/3452585/+files/accountsservice_lp-1083605.diff ** Package changed: lightdm (Ubuntu) => accountsservice (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: accountsservice (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => In Progress ** Changed in: accountsservice (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj) ** Tags added: patch ** Summary changed: - lightdm doesn't set locale choice if /home is on nfs + accountsservice doesn't set locale choice if /home is on nfs -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1083605 Title: accountsservice doesn't set locale choice if /home is on nfs Status in “accountsservice” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: When using localization setup from the login screen, the choice doesn't work because of a permission error, if the user's home directory is mounted with nfs. The problem happens because this is done by root, usually not able to write over nfs shares. The problem disappears if home directories are exported with no_root_squash option. So, something is making access as root, instead as user. I'm using Precise. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/+bug/1083605/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
