This was fixed in upstream consolekit a few months ago with a relatively simple patch:
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/ConsoleKit/commit/?id=803cbdfbd78b66b17ead45b1584d65a258e785bf Can we get this patch integrated into an SRU for Lucid? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476811 Title: Network users with longer than 8 character usernames do not show up in user list (possible fix included) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gdm/+bug/476811/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs