Ubuntu
gnome-shell package

Unlock screen does not accept correct password

Bug #1769298 reported by Vadim Peretokin
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Bug Description

The unlock screen that you get after locking the computer will sometimes not accept the correct password. If I switch to tty1 I can login with the same, correct password fine and if I reboot the computer (lose all my open apps and unsaved data), the password works fine as well.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: gnome-shell 3.26.2-0ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-39.44-generic 4.13.16
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-39-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: sep4_1 socperf2_0 pax nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.8
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat May 5 07:11:57 2018
DisplayManager: lightdm
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-03-23 (2233 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Vadim Peretokin (vperetokin) wrote :
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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote :

I believe this falls under bug 1765261. Upstream has a fix coming...

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