Possible security problem in Ubuntu 9.04?

[Peter Sabaini]

On Thu, 2009-05-14 at 15:45 +0100, Dick Stuart-Grenville wrote:
> Being new to Ubuntu, and very likely the cause of the problem, I see 
> at top right of the desktop my full name (not my log-in name) followed 
> immediately by my supposedly secret password.

I don't understand -- your password should never be shown in plain,
except maybe if you specifically ask for it. Which application displays
your password?

peter.

> It looks wrong - and certainly insecure - so I wish to remove said 
> password from the desktop. How do I do this safely, and without 
> causing any log-in difficulty?
> 
> 
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