Subject: Bug#505460 closed by Marco Rodrigues <[email-masked]> (Package slim has been removed from Debian)

From: [email-masked] (Debian Bug Tracking System)
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:45:52 +0000

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which was filed against the slim package:

#505460: [slim] Unable to start a session with the user with an empty password

It has been closed by Marco Rodrigues <[email-masked]>.

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Subject: Package slim has been removed from Debian
From: Marco Rodrigues <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:41:18 +0100

Version: 1.3.0-2+rm

You filled the bug http://bugs.debian.org/505460 in Debian BTS
against the package slim. I'm closing it as fixed in *unstable*,
but it will remain open for older distributions.

For more information about this package's removal, read
http://bugs.debian.org/538921. That bug might give the reasons why
this package was removed and suggestions of possible replacements.

Don't hesitate to reply to this mail if you have any question.

Thank you for your contribution to Debian.

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Marco Rodrigues

Subject: [slim] Unable to start a session with the user with an empty password
From: Marek Straka <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:22:23 +0100

Package: slim
Version: 1.3.0-1+lenny1
Severity: normal

--- Please enter the report below this line. ---

I have made a user with an empty Password
usermod -p '' user
but it is unable to start a session with this user.

Where could be the problem?

--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel:       Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64

Debian Release: lenny/sid
  500 wicd            apt.wicd.net 
  500 testing         gd.tuwien.ac.at 

--- Package information. ---
Depends             (Version) | Installed
=============================-+-==============
libc6              (>= 2.7-1) | 2.7-15
libgcc1          (>= 1:4.1.1) | 1:4.3.2-1
libjpeg62                     | 6b-14
libpam0g        (>= 0.99.7.1) | 1.0.1-4+b1
libpng12-0      (>= 1.2.13-4) | 1.2.27-2
libstdc++6         (>= 4.1.1) | 4.3.2-1
libx11-6                      | 2:1.1.5-2
libxft2            (>> 2.1.1) | 2.1.12-3
libxmu6                       | 2:1.0.4-1
debconf           (>= 1.2.9)  | 1.5.22
 OR debconf-2.0               |