Solved for me too. Thanks, Conor and everyone. On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 8:55 AM, Kees <874...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote:
> I installed the proposed indicator-session 0.3.7.1-0ubuntu1.1, and can > confirm that with 27 user accounts it shows the current username iso. > Invalid UTF-8. > > Thanks. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/874194 > > Title: > indicator-session shows name as "[Invalid UTF-8]" for some users > > Status in The Session Menu: > Fix Committed > Status in Unity Foundations: > Fix Committed > Status in “indicator-session” package in Ubuntu: > Fix Released > Status in “indicator-session” source package in Oneiric: > Fix Committed > > Bug description: > Description: Ubuntu 11.10 > Release: 11.10 > indicator-session: > Installed: 0.3.6-0ubuntu2 > Candidate: 0.3.6-0ubuntu2 > Version table: > *** 0.3.6-0ubuntu2 0 > 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 > Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > I use UIDs starting at 500, while login.defs specifies UID_MIN as > 1000, so when I got to the login screen in GDM, I logged in as > "other". The indicator applet showed my name as [Invalid UTF-8]. I > changed UID_MIN to 500, restarted, and logged in by choosing my name > from the menu. My name now shows correctly. > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-session/+bug/874194/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/874194 Title: indicator-session shows name as "[Invalid UTF-8]" for some users To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-session/+bug/874194/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
