[Bug 1156670] Re: Cannot chose language with home on nfs export

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson]

Glad to hear that you found the cause.

On 2013-03-20 14:26, Lars Behrens wrote:
> So how about your repo, is it safe to add it on all our machines, or are 
> there be more experimental changes to be expected? Best would be your 
> package would flow back into Ubuntu Precise.

I have proposed a patch that will result in exactly the same version as
the one in my PPA being uploaded to the Precise archive. But since we
are talking about a change to a stable release, there are some
procedures to follow, so it will likely take a few weeks.

The function in question (including the fix) has been in the Raring
archive for a few weeks, and no problem reported.

So I'd say it's safe to use it while awaiting the official update.

> Thanks a lot for your work Gunnar!

You're welcome.

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Title:
  Cannot chose language with home on nfs export

Status in “accountsservice” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “accountsservice” source package in Precise:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  [Impact] 
  Accountsservice incorrectly prevents you from changing the user language if HOME is on NFS.

  [Test Case]
  Can be reproduced anytime on Precise when logged in as a user whose HOME is on NFS.

  [Regression Potential] 
  Minimal.

  [Original description]
  There is no possibility to choose language in an interactive way in Ubuntu 12.04, neither with XFCE4 nor with Gnome, neither with lightdm nor with GDM3 when home dirs aren't on local drive.

  Error message:
  gdm-session-worker[2009]: AccountsService-WARNING: SetLanguage call failed: not access to HOME yet so language not saved

  That's a bummer, I have users from all over the world, they need to be
  able to choose their own language.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: accountsservice 0.6.15-2ubuntu9.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-38.61-generic 3.2.37
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-38-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Mar 18 16:21:13 2013
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120817.3)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: accountsservice
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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