Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-system-tools
Using "System->Admin->Users & Groups" (which runs users-admin),
once I have elevated priveleges, I could change the root password; I
could change the password of other users. However, changing my own
user password *appears* to work (it says it works, and re-authenticating
with the new password within the app works). But logout, and the user
still has the old password. System->Preferences->About Me's "Change
password" and the "Change password" option for your own user within
users-admin look the same, but the "About me" one actually works.
passwd at a terminal also works.
I read a comment here
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1372144 that "Users & Groups"
is more of a sysadmin tool, and it clearly is, but I assume if the user
can change everyone else's passwords (with elevated priveleges) they
should be able to change their own as well.
I wouldn't say this is too high a priority bug, since the user has
two other methods to change the password. But, for consistency's sake
it'd be good to fix.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Mar 16 16:23:36 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Package: gnome-system-tools 2.28.1-0ubuntu2
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-20.57-generic
SourcePackage: gnome-system-tools
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic i686
XsessionErrors:
(gnome-settings-daemon:5256): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion
`src != NULL' failed
(gnome-settings-daemon:5256): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion
`src != NULL' failed
(nautilus:5291): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion
`preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:5323): GLib-CRITICAL **:
g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
(firefox:5364): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times
** Affects: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386
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can't change own password with users-admin
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539908
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