Bug 454166 - Cannot change user avatar through System Settings
Summary: Cannot change user avatar through System Settings
Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_users (show other bugs)
Version: 5.24.5
Platform: Debian testing Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
URL:
Keywords: usability
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2022-05-21 15:29 UTC by 2637827727
Modified: 2022-05-26 15:55 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

See Also:
Latest Commit:
Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:


Attachments
The error banner. (3.24 KB, image/png)
2022-05-21 15:31 UTC, 2637827727
Details

Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.
Description 2637827727 2022-05-21 15:29:22 UTC
SUMMARY
Cannot change user avatar through System Settings.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Launch System Settings through kickoff menu.
2. Go to  "Users" Page.
3. Click on the current avatar and chose an image from the grid.
4. Click "Apply", enter password as needed.

OBSERVED RESULT
The avatar turned to the former one. A banner appeared saying that there was an error.
The avatar in the kickoff menu and SDDM wasn't changed at all.

EXPECTED RESULT
The user avatar can be changed immediately without any errors.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Debian bookworm testing
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.93.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 2637827727 2022-05-21 15:31:27 UTC
Created attachment 149082 [details]
The error banner.
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2022-05-23 18:34:55 UTC
I can't read Chinese; can you translate it?

Is the issue 100% reproducible?
Comment 3 2637827727 2022-05-25 22:07:21 UTC
Just a banner showing Error saving changes.
Reproducible? I'm afraid it is.
Comment 4 Antonio Rojas 2022-05-26 06:10:09 UTC
which version of accountsservice?
Comment 5 2637827727 2022-05-26 15:46:53 UTC
22.07.5-1
Comment 6 Antonio Rojas 2022-05-26 15:55:02 UTC
Then it's a bug in accountsservice that was fixed months ago. Ask your distro to update the package or backport the fix
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/accountsservice/-/issues/98