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Bug 765707 - User profile picture not shown in gdm with username/filename containing backslash
User profile picture not shown in gdm with username/filename containing backs...
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: gdm
Classification: Core
Component: general
3.16.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: GDM maintainers
GDM maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2016-04-28 07:19 UTC by supremesyntax
Modified: 2018-05-24 11:23 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 3.15/3.16


Description supremesyntax 2016-04-28 07:19:28 UTC 
Hi@all,

this is my first bug report...

I use Ubuntu 15.10 with latest updates. 
* gdm 3.16.2
* gnome-control-center 3.16.3
* gnome-shell 3.16.4

Ubuntu was added to a windows domain using pbis-open (former likewise-open).
>> Now my username contains a backslash "\" <<

BUG:
While in gnome-control-center the user icon can be set and is shown in gnome-shell status menu dropdown it doesn't show um in gdm user list. The picture is just empty.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
- Create user containing "\" in username.
- Set profile picture in gnome-control-center
- Log out session to see gdm

ACTUAL RESULT:
- user profile pic is empty in gdm

EXPECTED RESULT:
- user profile picture should be shown

ADDITIONAL INFO:
I edited /var/lib/AccountsService/users/*domain\user* and replaced the backslash with an underscore:

Icon=/var/lib/AccountsService/icons/*domain\user* to
Icon=/var/lib/AccountsService/icons/*domain_user*

Then i renamed the picture replacing the backslash with an underscore.
Now i logged out and the profile pic is shown in gdm.
So it has to be gdm having a problem with backslashes in image files.

I can remember having this bug for several years in different versions of gnome-shell now i finally brought myself to report it...
Comment 1 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2018-05-24 11:23:42 UTC 
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