[Workaround] If you right hand click on the password box, then left hand click back into it, input focus is restored and you can now enter your password.
This appears to be an "input focus" issue whereby the password box is not truly set to receive keyboard input. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1261818 Title: Can't type user password in lightdm Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: If I want to log in to Ubuntu in lightdm I can't type a password in the box. This is if you boot and you want to log in. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: lightdm 1.9.5-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4 Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Dec 17 17:08:41 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-16 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20131216) SourcePackage: lightdm UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1261818/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
