It is not necessary to first login as `Guest'. Clicking on (and off) any of the icons in the top bar of the login screen makes the key strokes get registered in the password dialogue thenceforth.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to indicator-datetime in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1276896 Title: Keyboard disabled after reboot on login screen Status in “indicator-datetime” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: After rebooting, when typing my password to login with my username the typed values are not entered into the password input box on the login screen. To correct, I must first login as Guest (which is password free) and then logout. Afterwards I can enter my password and login with my username normally. Description: Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch) Release: 14.04 Linux milton-U44SG 3.13.0-7-generic #25-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 4 10:19:12 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-datetime/+bug/1276896/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp