login failed on lock screen

DaggyStyle · Watchman Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 5909

Greetings,

I've seem to encounter a strange behavior I've never encountered before.
when i lock the screen and type the passwd in order to login at later stage, I get login failed. I'm sure I'm typing the passwd correctly.
it works at the login screen and when I drop to shell.
I've thought it might be fixed by resetting the passwd however it seems like lasswd doesn't like my old passwd.

any ideas?
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NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sat May 28, 2022 5:01 pm Post subject:

DaggyStyle,

Are the keymaps *identical* in both places.

I prefer the dvorak-uk keymap but I can get by on plain dvorak (USA). There are a few keys swapped around but I take care to keep them out of my passwords.
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DaggyStyle · Watchman Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 5909

I think it uses the same layout ask KDE, I have 3 layouts and the switch is the same between the lock screen and the actual session
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Hu · Moderator Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 21633

Which screen locker are you using? There is an issue with the xscreensaver-6 series that the first key pressed is lost and not added to the password dialog program, so you might not be entering the password you think you are.

DaggyStyle · Watchman Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 5909

Hu · Moderator Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 21633

The workaround is to wake the password dialog program before you type your password. Wave your mouse or press+release a modified key, so that the program is launched. Once it appears, type your password.

DaggyStyle · Watchman Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 5909

tried that, didn't worked.
I've used the show passwd feature to verify the passwd is ok too.
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