Because we don't show a text entry if PAM (the authentication module) does not respond correctly. We wait for PAM to ask the passoword not the opposite, and if PAM fails there is nothing we can do about. Briefly PAM works like that: we ask to authenticate the current user, pam responds asking us to show a text entry with some text (like "Password:", etc...), we send the password to pam, etc. If for some reasons pam cannot authenticate the current user, it answers with an error.
Gnome Screensaver was working out of the box? 2014-12-08 9:41 GMT+01:00 Philipp Wendler <1311...@bugs.launchpad.net>: > I cannot imagine how a missing password input field in the lock screen > could be related to an LDAP configuration issue on our side. > If the authentication would fail after entering the password, then yes, of > course this could be such a problem. > But a password field should always be shown by the unlock screen, > regardless of the authentication backend. > > Also our LDAP configuration is working for several years now without > problems. > Only since the upgrade to Ubuntu 14.04 this problem with the lock screen > has started appearing. > All other applications, including the login screen (lightdm) are working > fine. > > By the way, we have a dual monitor setup, too. > Our home file systems are on an NFS fileserver, mounted using automount > and with root_squash enabled (this means that root does not have full > access to my home directory, but only the same rights as all other > accounts). If there is a root process trying to access files in my home > this would fail. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a bug assignee. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1311316 > > Title: > After locking screen there is no input field to type password for > unlock > > Status in Unity: > Confirmed > Status in Unity 7.2 series: > Confirmed > Status in unity package in Ubuntu: > Fix Released > > Bug description: > Sometimes (but not always) after locking the screen there is the > situation not having any input field where I can type the password to > unlock the session again. The shaded gray area simply does not have > the input field. I can't do anything, I have to switch to text console > and stop/start lightdm service to cure the problem loosing all of my > session :( > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 > Package: unity 7.2.0+14.04.20140416-0ubuntu1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 > Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic i686 > ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 > Architecture: i386 > CompizPlugins: No value set for > `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' > CurrentDesktop: Unity > Date: Tue Apr 22 22:17:57 2014 > InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-03-03 (780 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 > (20110427.1) > SourcePackage: unity > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-10-18 (186 days ago) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1311316/+subscriptions > -- Andrea Azzarone http://launchpad.net/~andyrock http://wiki.ubuntu.com/AndreaAzzarone -- 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/1311316 Title: After locking screen there is no input field to type password for unlock Status in Unity: Confirmed Status in Unity 7.2 series: Confirmed Status in unity package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Sometimes (but not always) after locking the screen there is the situation not having any input field where I can type the password to unlock the session again. The shaded gray area simply does not have the input field. I can't do anything, I have to switch to text console and stop/start lightdm service to cure the problem loosing all of my session :( ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: unity 7.2.0+14.04.20140416-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Apr 22 22:17:57 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-03-03 (780 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1) SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-10-18 (186 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1311316/+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
