And, it works! Changing the password in terminal allows immediate use of the new password.
jhtad...@justhaveto:~$ passwd Changing password for jhtadmin. (current) UNIX password: Enter new UNIX password: Retype new UNIX password: passwd: password updated successfully jhtad...@justhaveto:~$ I have never used it before for this, but it is a good work-around for this bug. It does not require the user to log out and log in to use the new password. It is usable for authentication immediately. -- Changing your password does not allow admin authentication before session is restarted https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/315002 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-system-tools in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
