Public bug reported:
<hostname> login: <user>
password:
Just do nothing. About two seconds later ...
login:
password:
login:
password:
login:
password:
After this being displayed three times:
"Too many failure" or so and login is restarting.
You cant login at all. Only solution: clear the password for the account
you want to login with.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: login 1:4.5-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-14.15-generic 4.18.20
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Wed Jan 16 19:34:30 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-10-19 (2645 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
SourcePackage: shadow
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to cosmic on 2018-11-03 (74 days ago)
** Affects: shadow (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug cosmic
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console login loop after entering username followed by RETURN
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