Cannot enter password on agetty VT console with linux-image-4.4.0-142
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Ubuntu |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Since the upgrade to linux-image-
Here is what happens after switching to a VT console with CTRL+ALT+F1:
- agetty is present with the "hostname login: " prompt displayed
- I enter my login and press ENTER
- The "Password: " prompt appears and is immediately followed by a new-line and a "Login incorrect" message without having the time to enter the password
- Then "hostname login: " prompt appears again but is immediately followed by "Password: " and a "Login incorrect", and this process repeats until agetty is respawned or I type CTRL+C
- The agetty seems to be stuck as if the ENTER key was continuously held pressed, and I cannot enter the password or the subsequents login/password
If I boot on the previous kernel (i.e. linux-image-
This problem is also present with linux-image-