Did you check if something like $ sudo nano yields "could not resolve hostname" on your computers or not? Just mentioning that because since I solved that bug (adjusting the primary hostname and hostnames list in the network setup), the password dialog always works.
-- Password prompt "freezes" system during presence of a drop-down menu [hardy] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217551 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
