#767576 lightdm-gtk-greeter: user supplied default-user-image does not display properly in lightdm-gtk-greeter

Package:
lightdm-gtk-greeter
Source:
lightdm-gtk-greeter
Description:
simple display manager (GTK+ greeter)
Submitter:
Chris Kuehl
Date:
2014-11-01 07:42:11 UTC
Severity:
normal
#767576#5
Date:
2014-11-01 07:29:32 UTC
From:
To:
Hi maintainer,

Specifying a default-user-image in /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf has no
effect when greeter-hide-users=true is set in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.

The no-name default user image still shows in the greeter, even though I have
specified an alternative image in the config file to be shown.

This was reported on Launchpad:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm-gtk-greeter/+bug/1317236

and has been fixed upstream:
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~lightdm-gtk-greeter-team/lightdm-gtk-greeter/trunk/revision/281

Upstream version 1.9.0 should contain the fix.

Many thanks,
Chris