Confirmed this occurs in all versions. This is probably due to the messages being passed to the greeter but it not waiting to show them. The appropriate solution is to show a login button (as shown when you don't have a password) if there are messages after entering the password.
The issue with the message not fitting is probably better tracked in bug 855294 (feel free to increase priority). ** Description changed: 1. When the password is about to expire, the user will see the message on the login UI very briefly before the desktop appears. It's not actually long enough to read the message 2. Ubuntu 12.04. 3. How reproducible is the problem? Easy 4. Steps to Reproduce: 4.1. Make new user - 4.2. Make user account set to expiring with chage tool. - $ sudo chage -d 01/01/2012 -M 1 <username> + 4.2. Make user account set to expiring with chage tool. (pick the yesterday for the date here) + $ sudo chage -d 2014/04/29 -M 2 <username> 4.3. Login in lightdm. a. Actual Results: A brief message is displayed saying the password is expiring. I can't even read the full message... b. Expected Results: A longer pause, or ideally a message after login saying the password is expiring and asking if they want to change it. 5. Known Workaround: It's a usability bug in some situations and requires resetting the password on a different system in the worse case [1] if the user wasn't proactive at resetting their password. related issue : https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm/+bug/1067354 ? ** Description changed: 1. When the password is about to expire, the user will see the message on the login UI very briefly before the desktop appears. It's not actually long enough to read the message 2. Ubuntu 12.04. 3. How reproducible is the problem? Easy 4. Steps to Reproduce: 4.1. Make new user - 4.2. Make user account set to expiring with chage tool. (pick the yesterday for the date here) + 4.2. Make user account set to expiring with chage tool. (pick yesterday for the date here) $ sudo chage -d 2014/04/29 -M 2 <username> 4.3. Login in lightdm. a. Actual Results: A brief message is displayed saying the password is expiring. I can't even read the full message... b. Expected Results: A longer pause, or ideally a message after login saying the password is expiring and asking if they want to change it. 5. Known Workaround: It's a usability bug in some situations and requires resetting the password on a different system in the worse case [1] if the user wasn't proactive at resetting their password. related issue : https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm/+bug/1067354 ? ** Also affects: unity-greeter (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: unity-greeter (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: unity-greeter (Ubuntu Trusty) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to unity-greeter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1304866 Title: Notice of expiring password in greeter not really visible Status in “unity-greeter” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “unity-greeter” source package in Precise: Triaged Status in “unity-greeter” source package in Trusty: Triaged Bug description: 1. When the password is about to expire, the user will see the message on the login UI very briefly before the desktop appears. It's not actually long enough to read the message 2. Ubuntu 12.04. 3. How reproducible is the problem? Easy 4. Steps to Reproduce: 4.1. Make new user 4.2. Make user account set to expiring with chage tool. (pick yesterday for the date here) $ sudo chage -d 2014/04/29 -M 2 <username> 4.3. Login in lightdm. a. Actual Results: A brief message is displayed saying the password is expiring. I can't even read the full message... b. Expected Results: A longer pause, or ideally a message after login saying the password is expiring and asking if they want to change it. 5. Known Workaround: It's a usability bug in some situations and requires resetting the password on a different system in the worse case [1] if the user wasn't proactive at resetting their password. related issue : https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm/+bug/1067354 ? To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-greeter/+bug/1304866/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
