Comment 12 for bug 1305586

Try hitting the host key (right-ctrl) then ctrl-alt-arrow to switch to a different desktop other that your Windows vm desktop.  Then click around on the calendar/login widgets in the upper right, just get them to pop. Then click on the password dialog, keyboard should be active then.

It's honkey, but I've been successful. Though, I've just turned off my luck screen for now.

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<div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: kylea <email address hidden> </div><div>Date:05/03/2014 7:57 PM (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: <email address hidden> </div><div>Subject: [Bug 1305586] Re: Lock screen is unusable when some windows have a
  keyboard/mouse grab </div><div>
</div>Affects me when running Windows 7 in a Virtualbox VM. I use change user
and the re-login as me

Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty

Linux  3.13.0-24-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 10 19:11:08 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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

Status in Unity:
  Triaged
Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

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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