Possible security problem in Ubuntu 9.04?

[Rashkae]

Dick Stuart-Grenville wrote:
> Being new to Ubuntu, and very likely the cause of the problem, I see 
> at top right of the desktop my full name (not my log-in name) followed 
> immediately by my supposedly secret password.
> It looks wrong - and certainly insecure - so I wish to remove said 
> password from the desktop. How do I do this safely, and without 
> causing any log-in difficulty?
> 
> 

Go to System, Menu, Administration and "Users and Groups", select your
user name and click Properties.

Look for your password being typed somewhere it doesn't belong (such as
part of your "Full Name")