Control: severity -1 normal
Package: sddm
Version: 0.14.0-4
Severity: serious
Tags: security
Justification: Policy 2.5
Dear Maintainer,
apt-get dist-upgrade from jessie to stretch, followed by synaptic package
manager installation of sddm-theme-elarun provided a splash screen with a blank
block for user.
Providing "root" as the user, with appropriate password did not result in a
login.
Thanks for your report.
Double check of /etc/kde4/kdm/kdmrc found AllowRootLogin=true
Someone mentioned on IRC that sddm != kdm, and that they are
configured in different ways.
Inability to log in as root qualifies as "important" in accordance with the
Debian policy manual section 2.5.
Policy section 2.5 talks about package priorities
(e.g. sddm is Priority: optional), not bug severities.
cu
Adrian
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