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[Sean Brisbane <1276059@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Hi,

Ubuntu is a (the?) distro that is meant to "hold peoples hand" through
at least the basic tasks, so I think this is a fair comment.  This
morning I had a user complain that their password wasn't working.  They
were typing the password into the box titled "Login" on the Unity start
screen.

Issue: The box has the title "Login". 
Expected:  It would be less confusing if it were called "Username".

This is in 12.04 but I think it is something to change moving forward in
trusty rather than the current LTS.

I was tempted to check this is a security vulnerability, as the person
was typing the password in clear text in the login box but that might be
stretching it a little :).  The password then appears in the logs.  The
relevant log files are however locked down to root.

** Affects: ubuntu-translations
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Login box title is confusing

Status in Ubuntu Translations:
  New

Bug description:
  Hi,

  Ubuntu is a (the?) distro that is meant to "hold peoples hand" through
  at least the basic tasks, so I think this is a fair comment.  This
  morning I had a user complain that their password wasn't working.
  They were typing the password into the box titled "Login" on the Unity
  start screen.

  Issue: The box has the title "Login". 
  Expected:  It would be less confusing if it were called "Username".

  This is in 12.04 but I think it is something to change moving forward
  in trusty rather than the current LTS.

  I was tempted to check this is a security vulnerability, as the person
  was typing the password in clear text in the login box but that might
  be stretching it a little :).  The password then appears in the logs.
  The relevant log files are however locked down to root.

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