Public bug reported:
My /etc/default/keyboard file (attached) has this:
XKBOPTIONS="compose:ralt
The XKBOPTIONS line allowed me to use the compose key in the LightDM
password entry box so I could have a more secure password. It was
working fine. But a recent update came through and now the compose key
isn't working in LightDM. Now I can't login!
I can login using GDM, because Gnome has its own separate compose key
config and it loads that. And I can login via SSH. So I know that the
password wasn't corrupted. I also see in LightDM that no masked bullet
is typed when I do my compose key sequence. That leads me to believe
that the issue is LightDM not doing the compose key.
Also wanted to note that this is the second time this sort of thing has
negatively impacted me. First time was when LightDM replaced GDM, because it
didn't load the GDM kaymap file and I had to waste a bunch of time figuring out
about the XKBOPTIONS in /etc/default/keyboard. That case was not really a bug
but rather a sloppy oversight in the transition to LightDM. Point is Ubuntu
should pay attention to this with new LightDM releases. Being unable to login
is an extremely negative experience. I've used Ununtu for less than a year and
this has been messed up twice. Yet I've had compose-key passwords in Mac OS for
*years* with no problems.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: lightdm 1.2.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jul 21 12:54:29 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/lightdm
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=linux
PATH=(custom, no user)
SourcePackage: lightdm
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-04 (78 days ago)
** Affects: lightdm (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1027448
Title:
Can't use compose key at login screen's password entry
Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
My /etc/default/keyboard file (attached) has this:
XKBOPTIONS="compose:ralt
The XKBOPTIONS line allowed me to use the compose key in the LightDM
password entry box so I could have a more secure password. It was
working fine. But a recent update came through and now the compose key
isn't working in LightDM. Now I can't login!
I can login using GDM, because Gnome has its own separate compose key
config and it loads that. And I can login via SSH. So I know that the
password wasn't corrupted. I also see in LightDM that no masked bullet
is typed when I do my compose key sequence. That leads me to believe
that the issue is LightDM not doing the compose key.
Also wanted to note that this is the second time this sort of thing has
negatively impacted me. First time was when LightDM replaced GDM, because it
didn't load the GDM kaymap file and I had to waste a bunch of time figuring out
about the XKBOPTIONS in /etc/default/keyboard. That case was not really a bug
but rather a sloppy oversight in the transition to LightDM. Point is Ubuntu
should pay attention to this with new LightDM releases. Being unable to login
is an extremely negative experience. I've used Ununtu for less than a year and
this has been messed up twice. Yet I've had compose-key passwords in Mac OS for
*years* with no problems.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: lightdm 1.2.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jul 21 12:54:29 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/lightdm
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=linux
PATH=(custom, no user)
SourcePackage: lightdm
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-04 (78 days ago)
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