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[Jon <launchpad.net.20120321.ws@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I get this also, with 14.10 LTS as a host and 14.04 as a VirtualBox
guest. My solution is to programmatically minimise VB by selecting
another TTY (via Ctrl-Alt-F1) and running this script:

    WID=`DISPLAY=:0 xdotool search --name "\[Running\]"`
    DISPLAY=:0 xdotool windowminimize $WID

That gets the window ID of the VB window and then minimises it. I then
Ctrl-Alt-F7 back to the desktop, click on the sound/clock menu or
something (it seems to free up the focus) and then the password field
will work again.

It's a faff, but at least it works.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1305586

Title:
  Lock screen is unusable when some windows have a keyboard/mouse grab

Status in Compiz:
  Fix Committed
Status in Compiz 0.9.11 series:
  In Progress
Status in Unity:
  In Progress
Status in Unity 7.2 series:
  In Progress
Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  My screen just timed out and locked when a password prompt which had a
  grab was displaying.

  I couldn't type my password or interact with the indicators.

  gnome-screensaver just refuses to lock in this situation, perhaps
  unity could do the same unless it's possible to remove and readd the
  grabs yourself, but I don't think XLib lets you do that (you can only
  remove your own grabs AFAIK).

  TEMPORARY WORKAROUND TO LOGIN AGAIN:
  Click on the guest session
  Once the guest session is started log out
  This takes you back to the lightdm session screen you can then login to your user session and it be in the same state

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: unity 7.2.0+14.04.20140409-0ubuntu1 [origin: unknown]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-23.45-generic 3.13.8
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-23-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CrashDB: unity
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Apr 10 09:39:45 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-07 (549 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20121007)
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-05-07 (338 days ago)

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