[Bug 1562872] Re: Welcome wizard does not successfully set name

[Michael Terry]

** Branch linked: lp:~mterry/unity8/set-real-name

** Description changed:

  After going through the new wizard, the user's "RealName" setting is
  still "Ubuntu" (the default).
  
- This is because usermod (used by AccountsService in the background)
- chokes on read-only /etc.  It needs to be modified to handle that
- gracefully.
- 
- If you have a writable device image, you won't see this bug, which is
- how it escaped into the wild.  :(
+ This is because:
+ A) unity8 incorrectly tries to set RealName (AccountsService makes you use SetRealName, not normal dbus property setters)
+ B) usermod (used by AccountsService in the background) chokes on read-only /etc.  It needs to be modified to handle that gracefully.  (If you have a writable device image, you won't see this part)

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Title:
  Welcome wizard does not successfully set name

Status in shadow package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  After going through the new wizard, the user's "RealName" setting is
  still "Ubuntu" (the default).

  This is because:
  A) unity8 incorrectly tries to set RealName (AccountsService makes you use SetRealName, not normal dbus property setters)
  B) usermod (used by AccountsService in the background) chokes on read-only /etc.  It needs to be modified to handle that gracefully.  (If you have a writable device image, you won't see this part)

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