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Immediately after login, my 12.04 LTS desktop asks for my password for "Authentication is required to change user data"

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I have two Ubuntu 12.04 systems, one a desktop, and the other running as a NIS/NFS server (a desktop with lightdm disabled). When I login, I get the dialog (not error) "Authentication is required to change user data" The Details section of the dialog says "org.freedesktop.accounts.user-administration"

Any help helping me figure out how to make this dialog go away is appreciated.

BTW, not entering the password has no effect whatsoever.

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answered 2 Years ago entmpy · Accepted Answer

You need to set the usernames (local:bob, network:bob) to have the same UID. You would likely want to change the local account as opposed to the network one.

In my setup:
I ran id bob to get the AD/network UID.
Then I edited /etc/passwd and changed the UID of the local bob account. (This can be dangerous, if you mess up!)

If you have a graphical environment go to Users and Groups -> Click on the user account in question, Advanced Settings, and then change the UID there.

The indicator-applet issue will not be fixed in Ubuntu (even though it is caused by an Ubuntu specific patch): You can see more details here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-messages/+bug/1192300