I think there might be a race condition involved here, i.e., I think this behavior only happens if you start typing your password at the "wrong time" while the computer is in the process of waking up from sleep.
Note that if you click the Cancel button and then try unlocking your screen again, the password is properly masked. I've unlocked my screen many times after waking my computer from sleep, but I've only seen this happen once. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1791512 Title: The lock screen text box didn't mask the password I typed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1791512/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs