Bug 1770302

Summary:	disable show text in GDM login/lock screen (patched in RHEL 7.8)
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Reporter:	Derek Thurston <dthursto>
Component:	gnome-shell	Assignee:	Ray Strode [halfline] <rstrode>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Michal Odehnal <modehnal>
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Priority:	unspecified
Version:	8.1	CC:	jadahl, jkoten, mboisver, tpelka
Target Milestone:	rc	Keywords:	Reopened, Triaged
Target Release:	8.0
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Description Derek Thurston 2019-11-08 16:47:02 UTC

Description of problem:
When using RHEL 8 with Gnome, the "Show Text" option does not disable on the login screen due to the schema org.gnome.desktop.lockdown missing the key "disable-show-password".

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Tested on RHEL 8.1

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
0. Install RHEL 8.1

1. Create a local database for machine-wide settings.
# cat > /etc/dconf/db/local.d/00-password-policy << EOF
[org/gnome/desktop/lockdown]
disable-show-password=true
EOF

2. Override the user's setting to prevent the user from changing it. 
# cat > /etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/00-disable-show-password << EOF
/org/gnome/desktop/lockdown/disable-show-password
EOF

3. Run dconf update
# dconf update

Actual results:
After running the previous steps and locking screen, right clicking in the password field still shows "Show Text"

Expected results:
At the login screen there should be no options for "Show Text" in the password field after the mitigation steps (in steps to reproduce) have been run.


Additional info:
Default RHEL 8.1 install...
gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.32.0-3.el8.x86_64
gnome-shell-3.32.2-9.el8.x86_64
This is related to the RHEL 7 bugzilla https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1506370

Comment 6 RHEL Program Management 2021-05-08 07:29:57 UTC

After evaluating this issue, there are no plans to address it further or fix it in an upcoming release.  Therefore, it is being closed.  If plans change such that this issue will be fixed in an upcoming release, then the bug can be reopened.

Comment 7 Ray Strode [halfline] 2021-05-10 13:19:54 UTC

I think we should try to get this in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 since it is in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.  Reopening.

Comment 11 Michal Odehnal 2021-07-22 15:20:18 UTC

Executed automation tests with pass as a result and I am unable to reproduce the bug anymore. Switching to Verified:Tested

Comment 16 errata-xmlrpc 2021-11-09 19:33:50 UTC

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory (Moderate: GNOME security, bug fix, and enhancement update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4381