AWS workspaces documentation change
Summary
Added note about Ubuntu username conflict causing Gnome crashes
Security assessment
Addresses a usability/configuration issue rather than a security vulnerability.
Diff
diff --git a/workspaces/latest/adminguide/amazon-workspaces-troubleshooting.md b/workspaces/latest/adminguide/amazon-workspaces-troubleshooting.md index 468ee0eb3..1600bba0f 100644 --- a//workspaces/latest/adminguide/amazon-workspaces-troubleshooting.md +++ b//workspaces/latest/adminguide/amazon-workspaces-troubleshooting.md @@ -394,0 +395,2 @@ The following information can help you troubleshoot specific issues with your Wo + * Gnome crashes on WorkSpaces Ubuntu bundles after login + @@ -1238,0 +1241,4 @@ Your user might be using software that is known to cause issues to the network i +### Gnome crashes on WorkSpaces Ubuntu bundles after login + +If a WorkSpace is launched using the `ubuntu` username, there will be conflicts with the `ubuntu` user that exists by default. This will cause crashes in Gnome and potentially other degraded performance. To avoid this issue, don't specify the `ubuntu` username when provisioning Ubuntu WorkSpaces. +