GDM ignores keyboard input in lock screen
Bug #1215734 reported by
Nathan Osman
This bug affects 3 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gdm (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
I left my computer unattended for a few minutes and the display shut off. Upon returning, I attempted to unlock the computer by entering my password with the keyboard. None of the keys seemed to have any effect - I couldn't enter anything in the password entry box and pressing return seemed to have no effect either. Pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 did allow me to switch to another VT.
Technical information:
* Ubuntu Gnome 13.04 64-bit
* GDM version 3.6.1-0ubuntu4
* keyboard is connected via PS/2
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| Nathan Osman (george-edison55) wrote | #1 |
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| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in gdm (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
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| Sascha Steinbiss (satta) wrote | #3 |
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After some further investigation, it appears that the keyboard input is actually captured by the application running in the foreground behind GDM. So if I leave a text editor open, lock the display, come back later and try to enter my password, whatever I type on the keyboard is entered into the text editor and not the password entry box in GDM.