Description of problem: Since laptop requires a disk encryption password to boot, and since I'm the only user, I felt fairly comfortable turning on autologin. It works fine, but there's a catch: if I log out, it won't let me log back in again. Specifically, I'm presented with my name and the ability to select a different user -- with no password box. If I select another user, and type 'mattdm', I am then told that there is a UTF-8 error. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gdm-3.6.2-1 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Turn on autologin in /etc/gdm/custom.conf 2. Boot to autologin 3. Log out Actual results: Log in screen that I can't do anything at Expected results: I think older GDM had a timer after which the default user would be logged in again, with a countdown and stuff? That seems reasonable. If the countdown is interrupted, a password dialog should be provided. Alternately, I can see a case for just always asking for a password in this case.
I have the exact same thing both at a virtual machine and on a physical one (although only the virtual machine also gets screen glitches after I log out and try to log on again). The UTF-8 warning is probably because of the move to localectl but it doesn't matter if you correct that.
Confirmed here.
Doesn't seem specific to autologin - I can only log in once
seems to be http://git.gnome.org/browse/gdm/commit/?id=47c73024739a65614c6a0ddcdd1c08239798044a I apparently never cherry-picked it back to the 3.6 branch
Matthias, I assume you're seeing something different. I'll debug with you in person tomorrow.
gdm-3.6.2-4.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/gdm-3.6.2-4.fc18
Package gdm-3.6.2-4.fc18: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing gdm-3.6.2-4.fc18' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-20593/gdm-3.6.2-4.fc18 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
gdm-3.6.2-4.fc18 fixes it.
gdm-3.6.2-5.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/gdm-3.6.2-5.fc18
gdm-3.6.2-5.fc18 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
gdm-3.6.2-4.fc18 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.