Could you perform the following commands, and paste the results here,
please?
ls -l /etc/shadow
ls -l /sbin/unix_chkpwd
** Changed in: lightdm
Status: New => Invalid
** Changed in: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/880436
Title:
locked screen does not recognise the user password
Status in Light Display Manager:
Invalid
Status in “gnome-screensaver” package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
Ubuntu 11.10 (release 11.10)
version of gnome-screensaver 3.2.0-0ubuntu1
screensaver does not recognise the user password (saying that it is
incorrect; language and keyboard layout are checked and correct). I
can login if switching users but not directly through a screensaver
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