** No longer affects: unity-greeter
** Also affects: unity-greeter (Ubuntu Trusty)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: unity-greeter (Ubuntu Trusty)
Status: New => Triaged
** Changed in: unity-greeter (Ubuntu Trusty)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1538615
Title:
Cat causes login screen to hang
Status in unity-greeter package in Ubuntu:
Triaged
Status in unity-greeter source package in Trusty:
Triaged
Bug description:
Steps to reproduce:
1. Leave laptop unattended in a cold room with a warm cat.
2. Cat will sit on laptop keyboard.
3. Wait 1 hour.
4. Lightdm will become unresponsive.
Symptoms:
Due to excessive password input by cat, lightdm acts oddly. I try to
hit enter to try the invalid password and then type in the correct
password, but enter has no affect. The cursor is not blinking, and
hitting backspace has no effect. Using Ctrl+a or using shift+Ctrl+left
arrow doesn't select the whole password to delete it. Hitting capslock
causes the warning symbol to appear or disappear. The mouse moves, but
clicking on the settings icon, date, sound icon, or language icon has
no effect. One person suggested seeing if the cat had triggered scroll
lock, but toggling between ctrl+q and ctrl+s had no effect. Logging in
on a virtual terminal still works.
Alternative steps to reproduce if cat is unavailable or uncooperative about
being placed on keyboard (see attached pictures):
0. Glare at cat.
1. Restart lightdm.
2. Log in as a normal user.
3. Lock screen with ctrl+alt+l (I'm running Ubuntu 15.10).
4. Weigh self. Weigh self + cat. Find books approximately equal to 10 lbs,
and various household items to simulate cat paws (I used two large nail
clippers, a fat key, and a bottle opener).
5. Put items on keyboard, avoiding function keys, backspace, and enter. Place
books on top of household items.
6. Wait 1 hour.
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