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Re: [Bug 1311316] Re: After locking screen there is no input field to type password for unlock

 

Please consider sending me in private the auth.log file.
On 5 Dec 2014 11:26, "Philipp Wendler" <1311316@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> We also have this problem on several machines, and I hope I can contribute
> to getting it fixed.
> Removing light-locker fixed the "double unlock" problem, but not this
> problem. The machine is a fully up-to-date Ubuntu 14.04 with LDAP
> authentication.
>
> The output of ls -l /sbin/unix_chkpwd is
> -rwxr-sr-x 1 root shadow 35536 Jan 31  2014 /sbin/unix_chkpwd
> I cannot post full auth.log because of personal data,
> but I will try to remember to grap the last lines of the log the next time
> the problem appears.
>
> The problem occurs only randomly and not very often (maybe once per
> week). It happens less often now that the "double unlock" problem is
> fixed, I guess simply because I have to enter my password less often
> now.
>
> A reliable work around is to switch to a text console, login as the same
> user, and run "unity --replace".
> This restores the password input field. After unlocking, the panels are
> missing but I can fix this by opening a terminal window and running "unity
> --replace" there.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1311316
>
> Title:
>   After locking screen there is no input field to type password for
>   unlock
>
> Status in Unity:
>   Confirmed
> Status in Unity 7.2 series:
>   Confirmed
> Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
>   Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
>   Sometimes (but not always) after locking the screen there is the
>   situation not having any input field where I can type the password to
>   unlock the session again. The shaded gray area simply does not have
>   the input field. I can't do anything, I have to switch to text console
>   and stop/start lightdm service to cure the problem loosing all of my
>   session :(
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
>   Package: unity 7.2.0+14.04.20140416-0ubuntu1
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
>   Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic i686
>   ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
>   Architecture: i386
>   CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
>   CurrentDesktop: Unity
>   Date: Tue Apr 22 22:17:57 2014
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-03-03 (780 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386
> (20110427.1)
>   SourcePackage: unity
>   UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-10-18 (186 days ago)
>
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Title:
  After locking screen there is no input field to type password for
  unlock

Status in Unity:
  Confirmed
Status in Unity 7.2 series:
  Confirmed
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Sometimes (but not always) after locking the screen there is the
  situation not having any input field where I can type the password to
  unlock the session again. The shaded gray area simply does not have
  the input field. I can't do anything, I have to switch to text console
  and stop/start lightdm service to cure the problem loosing all of my
  session :(

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: unity 7.2.0+14.04.20140416-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Apr 22 22:17:57 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-03-03 (780 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-10-18 (186 days ago)

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