[Bug 1562872] Re: Welcome wizard does not successfully set name

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This bug was fixed in the package shadow - 1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5

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shadow (1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5) xenial; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/1010_extrausers.patch:
    - Fix usermod to handle a readonly /etc gracefully (LP: #1562872)

 -- Michael Terry <mterry at ubuntu.com>  Mon, 28 Mar 2016 09:44:23 -0400

** Changed in: shadow (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Fix Released

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Title:
  Welcome wizard does not successfully set name

Status in shadow package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  After going through the new wizard, the user's "RealName" setting is
  still "Ubuntu" (the default).

  This is because:
  A) unity8 incorrectly tries to set RealName (AccountsService makes you use SetRealName, not normal dbus property setters)
  B) usermod (used by AccountsService in the background) chokes on read-only /etc.  It needs to be modified to handle that gracefully.  (If you have a writable device image, you won't see this part)

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