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kde-workspace package

KDM login fails with extended character password

Bug #1005309 reported by Dan A. Morgan
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kde-workspace (Ubuntu)
Invalid
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Bug Description

Kubuntu 12.04 amd64
If the password has extended characters then the login fails (&#^). Works in TTY.
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ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: kde-workspace 4:4.8.2a-0ubuntu4
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 TERM=xterm
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16
Tags: precise
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

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Dan A. Morgan (morgan2554510) wrote : Dependencies.txt

apport information

tags: added: apport-collected precise
description: updated
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jhansonxi (jhansonxi) wrote :

Similar report:
http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php?58623-Can-t-login-via-KDM-after-upgrading-to-Precise&p=297473&viewfull=1#post297473
Old question possibly indicating this is an old problem:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdebase-workspace/+question/52742

Possibly related:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-evdev/+bug/995715

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in kde-workspace (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Dan A. Morgan (morgan2554510) wrote :

Bug 995715 doesn apply to my problem because I am using a Dell wired keyboard and I don´t have a logitech wireless reciever.

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jhansonxi (jhansonxi) wrote :

Seems like accented character sequences (dead keys) are enabled as it affects kdm and most everything in KDE. The following are affected on a US keyboard:
~ (tilde)
` (grave accent)
' (apostrophe)
& (ampersand)
^ (caret)
" (double quote)

To generate these characters they need to be entered twice. Really annoying with passwords.

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jhansonxi (jhansonxi) wrote :

This bug may be the opposite of bug #940712.

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Dan A. Morgan (morgan2554510) wrote :

Yes hitting those character twice does have them appear.

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Harald Sitter (apachelogger) wrote :

Hi there!

Thanks for reporting this bug! Your bug seems to be a problem with the KDE program itself, and not with our KDE packages. While we appreciate your issue, it would be better if it was tracked at https://bugs.kde.org, so that the KDE developers can deal with this speedily and have direct communication with you as the reporter for more effective debugging.

Thanks!

Changed in kde-workspace (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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