FS#19799 - [gdm] /etc/pam.d/gdm to allow passwordless functionality in Gnome!!
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Opened by trusktr (trusktr) - Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 08:45 GMT
Last edited by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh) - Tuesday, 03 May 2011, 12:27 GMT
Opened by trusktr (trusktr) - Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 08:45 GMT
Last edited by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh) - Tuesday, 03 May 2011, 12:27 GMT
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Description:
The following line (without quotes) is missing from /etc/pam.d/gdm: "auth sufficient pam_succeed_if.so user ingroup nopasswdlogin" This line should go directly after the line containing "pam_env.so" (I **think** this is the best spot for it, correct me if I'm wrong :). Additional info: * package version(s): The latest from the repos for gnome * config and/or log files etc. Steps to reproduce: With the current Gnome setup from the repos, simply attempt to enable passwordless login with users-admin tool (System > Administration > Users and Groups) and you will see that it doesn't work. ;) More info can be found on this post that I made in the forums: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=773159#p773159 Please let me know if you need any more details! :) (I've attached my /etc/pam.d/gdm file so you can see what it looks like with the extra line.) 
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Closed by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh)
Tuesday, 03 May 2011, 12:27 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: see the last comments
Tuesday, 03 May 2011, 12:27 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: see the last comments
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gdm/tree/data/gdm
It took me weeks to figure out how to get nopasswdlogin working with gnome!
But at least provide the correct lines in gdm or common-auth for PAM so that enabling password-bypass in Gnome works like it is supposed to. Nothing happens unless the user manually patches PAM, which could get annoying!
Now, the question is, does PAM come default with Arch when you install [core]? if so, i understand that you want to keep the distro as lite as possible, but i think the functionality of potential future apps that users install is very important for Arch reptation.
Users should be able to choose and pick what they want on their system, then once it's installed, it should work to the fullest extent possible. A user can then *unpatch* anything he so wishes from the app(s) he has installed.
I had to search around for WEEKS to figure out how to fix this simple problem! At least I learned something though ;)
If anything, there should at LEAST be firm documentation on this in the Arch Wiki for Gnome or for the Beginner's Guide, etc. (i might just have to add it myself! :D )
Also why install more than necessary during install? You are saying to install things and let people un-install it if they don't want it. Why not let people just install what they want/need?
"Arch Linux defines simplicity as without unnecessary additions, modifications, or complications, and provides a lightweight UNIX-like base structure that allows an individual user to shape the system according to their own needs. In short: an elegant, minimalist approach." From http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/The_Arch_Way .
I found tons of pages on google of people finding "workarounds" to the problem, but nothing like this until a guy from gnome told me the correct way to do it, so i'll definitely have to do my part to contribute :D