X restarts once if '2' key is pressed when gdm password field has focus

[Alex Valavanis]

Binary package hint: gdm

If I press the '2' key or SHIFT+2 while the gdm password field has focus, then X restarts.

* This only happens once. On subsequent attempts, gdm accepts the entire password
* I am using the non-free nvidia 190.53 binary driver
* Running fully-updated lucid alpha 2
* I have UK keyboard layout

I'm afraid I don't know exactly which package is causing this bug or what information to provide. Please let me know and I'll happily oblige.

$ apt-cache policy gdm
gdm:
  Installed: 2.29.6-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 2.29.6-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 2.29.6-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

$ uname -a
Linux lepton 2.6.32-12-generic #17-Ubuntu SMP Fri Feb 5 08:16:30 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ apt-cache policy nvidia-current
nvidia-current:
  Installed: 190.53-0ubuntu14
  Candidate: 190.53-0ubuntu14
  Version table:
 *** 190.53-0ubuntu14 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Andreas Noteng (andreas-noteng)]

Can confirm this in lucid. This does not happen when using the nouveau drivers.

[Alex Valavanis (valavanisalex)]

See also bug #522554. This is probably a duplicate. The other bug seems to be experienced by people who have autologin enabled.

I'm guessing that the true situation is that X restarts the first time the '2' key is pressed. It doesn't matter where it occurs.

[Andreas Noteng (andreas-noteng)]

I think you are right, marking as duplicate and confirming.