NMGLUGers, I recently removed a GUI menu item and 'ubiquity' from my Xubuntu 20.04. The menu item was a link to run ubiquity to 'Install system to hard drive.' I had already done the installation of course. The Menu was easy to edit, but I wondered why the system installer was still available, in the past it was removed in the "clean up" process as the installation winds up. So, I have purged 'ubiquity' as a precaution. I will have to research to see if "first run" can be repeated without 'ubiquity' installed. This also reminds me of a vulnerability in certain OSX systems where the "First Run" could be induced to set new passwords. See for example: http://www.theinstructional.com/guides/how-to-re-run-the-os-x-setup-assistan... There are easier ways to gain control of hardware in your possession, or simply fix a lost password problem. Still this is an interesting situation. Thank you, Ted P. On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 10:55 AM Ted Pomeroy <ted.pome@gmail.com> wrote:

A "thank you" to Harold for this notice and analysis. This is something to keep in mind. Ubuntu users, like myself, need to stay mindful about the intricacy of software. Ted P.

On Mon, Nov 16, 2020, 7:01 PM Harold Furbiter <wwcorigan@mail.com> wrote:

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Hi all,

Came across this article and thought it may be of interest to the group or anyone who is using Ubuntu 20.04 or Gnome.

Cheers,

https://securitylab.github.com/research/Ubuntu-gdm3-accountsservice-LPE

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