This bug should be closed. I can no longer rule out hardware issues. It is odd that a keyboard issue would manifest only in the login screen at first, but now fails intermittently after login. A different keyboard resolved the issues.
** Changed in: lightdm (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1718953 Title: Shift key not working during login Status in lightdm package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Unable to use capital letters for login password using the shift key. The caps lock key works, as does the graphical keyboard input. After login, the shift key seems to work. I am using Ubuntu 16.04.3 with the HWE kernel 4.10.0-35 Description: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS Release: 16.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1718953/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp