Ubuntu
gdm package

Login not possible when password contains umlauts

Bug #72330 reported by magilus
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gdm (Ubuntu)
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Undecided
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Login is not possible when the password contains umlauts. Gdm just says "legitimation failed". In spite, login is possible in the cli.

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Alex Sutcliffe (alex.sutcliffe) wrote :

Are you able to confirm that you can produce umlauts in gdm? ie if when entering your username, you type an umlaut, do you see it?

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magilus (magilus) wrote : Re: [Bug 72330] Re: Login not possible when password contains umlauts

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Yeah, I am able to confirm that.
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for your bug. What version of Ubuntu and locale (LANGUAGE and LANG to /etc/environment) do you use?

Changed in gdm:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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magilus (magilus) wrote :

The bug appears in Ubuntu 6.10 and in Feisty Fawn.

$LANGUAGE and $LANG are set to de_DE.UTF-8@euro

Changed in gdm:
status: Needs Info → Unconfirmed
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Looks similar to bug #70901, marking duplicate

Changed in gdm:
status: Unconfirmed → Rejected
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