Since this bug is believed to have been fixed in a recent version of the Uniy shell, could you please report the version you have installed?
>From the command line, the command apt-cache policy unity should give this information. ** Also affects: unity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags added: lockscreen ** Changed in: unity Status: New => Incomplete ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1307972 Title: Unable to type password after screen lock Status in Unity: Incomplete Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: After the screen locks, sometimes I can't type in the password field, no characters are showed, I have to click on any other element like the shutdown menu then click again on the password field so it can accept typing. This is affecting Ubuntu 14.04. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1307972/+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