Mat Tomaszewski wrote:
> Matthew Paul Thomas wrote:
>> I don't think this is worth a user interface freeze exception, really.
>>   
>
> I disagree. The message gives a really intimidating experience as it 
> stands right now.
>
>> How does this work for an authentication method that does not use
>> passwords, e.g. a fingerprint reader? It would be a bit silly to say
>> that the login name or password was incorrect when no password was
>> involved.
>>
>>   
> There are surely numerous ways of saying this in a more "human" way, 
> without mentioning login name or password.
>
> "Your login attempt was unsuccessful. Please try again" could be one 
> of them. Any other suggestions?
>
> Cheers,
>
> M.
>
>
Sorry, should obviously be "Your authentication attempt was 
unsuccessful. Please try again" :)

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Policykit-GNOME : Unfriendly message upon typing incorrect password
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