Wrong keyboard layout while crypting new installation drive

Bug #1545454 reported by Bob
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xkeyboard-config (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Hello,

Have been experiencing an issue when I type the password for drive encryption of a new Ubuntu OS install. I am able to type the password as expected, but I am using an AZERTY keyboard layout and the install picks up my password with the QUERTY layout. I go through the full install process and after the 1st reboot the OS asks for the drive encryption password which is stored with the wrong keyboard layout (QUERTY in my case). Without a hack to figure out what are the keys equivalent, I am not able to use the fresh OS install and I have to go through the install again; when I use QUERTY/AZERTY keys that are not similar for the drive encryption password. That bug being said, a few times I did not use that security function or I purposely use a weak password to be sure to able to log into the fresh Ubuntu install. I have done the test on the 14.04 release and I have experienced the same bug on the latest Xunbuntu release as well.

Thank you,
Bob

William Grant (wgrant)
information type: Private Security → Public
affects: launchpad → ubuntu
Paul White (paulw2u)
affects: ubuntu → xkeyboard-config (Ubuntu)
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