Bug 416290

Summary: sddm creates random name dirs in $HOME
Product: [Applications] systemsettings Reporter: rounin72 <rounin72>
Component: generalAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: kde
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Kubuntu   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:

Description rounin72 2020-01-15 12:42:31 UTC 
SUMMARY
sddm creates random name dirs in $HOME

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. write user id and password in sddm
2. login
3. 

OBSERVED RESULT
sddm creates random name dirs in HOME

EXPECTED RESULT
well, it shouldn't...

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: standard of the distro
(available in About System)
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Qt Version: 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Happens on Kubuntu 19.04 and 19.10, not in 18.04. Possibly the same as https://github.com/sddm/sddm/issues/1145 the problem could be sddm-helper, and it seems to be solved there.
I tried to fill a bug on kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com, but my emails are always rejected for unknown reason. Maybe somebody here can fw this to the right ppl if this is not the right place?
Comment 1 David Edmundson 2020-01-15 12:59:20 UTC 
What version of sddm is that.
Comment 2 rounin72 2020-01-15 15:59:21 UTC 
(In reply to David Edmundson from comment #1)
> What version of sddm is that.

package sddm is 0.18.0-1ubuntu2
Comment 3 David Edmundson 2020-01-15 16:02:08 UTC 
From that SDDM thread, there was a patch in 0.18.1.

So there's nothing to indicate that this isn't fixed.
Comment 4 rounin72 2020-01-15 16:05:09 UTC 
(In reply to David Edmundson from comment #3)
> From that SDDM thread, there was a patch in 0.18.1.
> 
> So there's nothing to indicate that this isn't fixed.

then what do you suggest?
Comment 5 David Edmundson 2020-01-15 16:08:31 UTC 
SDDM says it was fixed in 5.18.1 you are running 5.18.0.
Comment 6 rounin72 2020-01-15 16:14:26 UTC 
(In reply to David Edmundson from comment #5)
> SDDM says it was fixed in 5.18.1 you are running 5.18.0.

Ok, then which steps can you suggest me to get that fix in Kubuntu 19.10 (since the last is the current version, somebody should take care of it I guess)? Assuming the ml can't be contacted by me.
Comment 7 Christoph Feck 2020-01-15 23:05:05 UTC 
Please ask your distribution if they are interested in backporting the fix or updating to the recent version.
Comment 8 rounin72 2020-01-16 14:09:09 UTC 
(In reply to Christoph Feck from comment #7)
> Please ask your distribution if they are interested in backporting the fix
> or updating to the recent version.

It's the first think I've done, like I wrote in the first post. But unfortunately my emails are always rejected for unknown reason, without any explanation. Sent an email to the ml admin, no answer. Sent an assistance request to the mailman of ubuntu's ml and he just said to check my subscription. That's it.