[Bug 820036] [NEW] User can not start ubiquity from a live session

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement]

Public bug reported:

Ubuntu Desktop 20110802.1

TEST CASE:
1. Boot to a live session
2. Click on Ubiquity launcher

Result:
A password dialog shows up and the user can not enter a password because it is a live session. If the user enter a password or no password, a launcher appears and glows for fews seconds then vanishes.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: ubiquity 2.7.14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-7.9-generic 3.0.0
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-7-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.272
Date: Tue Aug  2 20:51:02 2011
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110802.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: casper (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Critical
     Assignee: Canonical Foundations Team (canonical-foundations)
         Status: New

** Affects: casper (Ubuntu Oneiric)
     Importance: Critical
     Assignee: Canonical Foundations Team (canonical-foundations)
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity

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Title:
  User can not start ubiquity from a live session

Status in “casper” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “casper” source package in Oneiric:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu Desktop 20110802.1

  TEST CASE:
  1. Boot to a live session
  2. Click on Ubiquity launcher

  Result:
  A password dialog shows up and the user can not enter a password because it is a live session. If the user enter a password or no password, a launcher appears and glows for fews seconds then vanishes.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.7.14
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-7.9-generic 3.0.0
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-7-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.272
  Date: Tue Aug  2 20:51:02 2011
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110802.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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