[Bug 32673] Can not reach gdmSetup from gdm itself in dapper.

[Derick Eisenhardt]

Public bug reported:
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/32673

Affects: gdm (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed

Description:
There does not seem to be a way to properly access the gdm setup tool in
dapper. If I choose the "configure gdm" option it asks me for a
password, then if I type in my primary user account password it tells me
it is invalid. I manually set a root password, and if I use it when it
asks me for my password, gdmsetup pops up for a second then closes. I
assume this is because it is set by default to disallow you from logging
in as root with GDM, so in effect there is no way to get to it from
here. I can access gdmsetup from within gnome via the commandline, but
not at just the gdm screen. It also seems the icon for it has been
removed from the default administration menu, so I would imagine this
would make it very hard for a novice user to configure it.

My expected results would be for gdmsetup to use my primary user
account's password as there is no known root account by default in
Ubuntu.