Installing with full disk encryption when using a non-English keyboard layout results in difficulties unlocking the disk
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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calamares-settings-ubuntu (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Critical
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Lubuntu Developers |
Bug Description
Steps to reproduce:
1. Boot the Lubuntu Lunar Final ISO.
2. Launch Calamares and set the language to "Spanish (Mexico)".
3. Proceed through the installer until you get to the partitioning screen.
4. At the partitioning screen, enable encryption and type a passphrase that includes a double-quote symbol.
- On a Spanish keyboard the double-quote symbol is on the same key as the @ symbol on an English keyboard. So if you have an English keyboard, type a passphrase like P@ssphrase1 or something.
5. Finish the installation process.
6. Reboot.
7. Attempt to enter the disk passphrase exactly as you had entered it into Calamares.
Expected result: The disk should unlock and Lubuntu should boot.
Actual result: An "access denied" error is shown and you are dropped to a "grub rescue>" prompt. You can unlock the disk if you reboot and type the passphrase, but using the English double-quote rather than the Spanish one. (For instance, if you have an English keyboard, you would have typed P@ssphrase1 into Calamares but would then have to type P"ssphrase1 to unlock the disk.)
Changed in calamares (Ubuntu): | |
milestone: | ubuntu-24.01 → ubuntu-24.04-beta |
This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.
A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here: /iso.qa. ubuntu. com/qatracker/ reports/ bugs/2016912
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