Bypassing lock screen
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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unity (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
CONDITION:
settings > keyboard > hotkeys > next source: Caps Lock
# suppose num lock can be effected too
# Mod2+Caps Lock or Caps Lock doesnt matter
HOWTO:
1. lock screen with super + l
2. press caps lock then unity will blink and you will see desktop for a half a second or so. on that period do clicks anywhere in window. on success unity lock screen wont reappear and you will be inside.
BTW:
sometimes it works from 1st try, sometimes need some pron with clicking
after i done it on working machine i retried on virtualbox fresh installed without any encryption. Works too.
i use hp probook 450 g1 hasswell. graphic card is intel builtin.
EXPECTED:
on pressing caps lock next source switch
HAPPENED:
-.-
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
Release: 16.04
apt-cache policy unity
unity:
Установлен: 7.4.0+16.
Кандидат: 7.4.0+16.
Таблица версий:
*** 7.4.0+16.
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
7.
500 http://
information type: | Private Security → Public Security |
Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
forgot to say tried it with en + ru layouts, but suppose it doesnt matter