[Bug 1003879] [NEW] gnome-settings-daemon segfaults when using smartcard authentication

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1. Description of the problem:

gnome-settings-daemon segfaults in smartcard-plugin when using smartcard authentication
login takes ~ 30 seconds to go from PIN to desktop when using smartcard authentication
Upstream issue: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=668950

2. Ubuntu release, software version, Release Number and Architecture of
the selected components.

12.04 LTS
gnome-settings-daemon 3.4.1-0ubuntu1.1

3. How reproducible is the problem?

100%

4. Steps to Reproduce:
 4.1. Setup smartcard authentication.
 4.2. Login to Ubuntu desktop using default settings

 a. Actual Results:

Login takes a long time.  Research reveals that the gnome-settings-
daemon segfaults

 b. Expected Results:

Login should proceed in a timely fashion.  gnome-settings-daemon should
start normally.

5. Known Workaround:

Disabling the gnome-settings-daemon smartcard plugin works around this
issue.

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$ cat /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/lvm-smartcard.gschema.override
[org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.smartcard]
active=false

When done adding overrides, compile the schemas:

# glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/

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6. Business Impact and customer deadlines:

PSE Customer is preparing large-scale (>3000 machines) deployment of
Precise. It would be nice if the default desktop configuration worked
correctly.

7. Additional information:

PRIO: 3
REF: 500D000000HqCrEIAV
PUB: 1031034
CUS: LVM Versicherungen
PACKAGE: gnome-settings-daemon

** Affects: ubuntu-advantage
     Importance: High
     Assignee: Ritesh Khadgaray (khadgaray)
         Status: In Progress


** Tags: gnome-desktop precise
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gnome-settings-daemon segfaults when using smartcard authentication
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1003879
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