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gnome-shell package

  1. Bug #1765261
  2. Comment #8

Comment 8 for bug 1765261

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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote : Re: Ubuntu 18.04 login screen rejects a valid password on first attempt. Usually works on the second attempt

EXAMPLE 3

journalctl -b -f

LOGIN FAILED:
Apr 23 14:40:40 haz gdm-password][1342]: pam_unix(gdm-password:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=/dev/tty1 ruser= rhost= user=dan
Apr 23 14:40:46 haz systemd[1]: Starting Stop ureadahead data collection...
Apr 23 14:40:46 haz systemd[1]: Started Stop ureadahead data collection.

LOGIN SUCCEEDED ON SECOND ATTEMPT:
Apr 23 14:41:12 haz gdm-password][1349]: pam_unix(gdm-password:session): session opened for user dan by (uid=0)
Apr 23 14:41:12 haz systemd-logind[818]: New session 4 of user dan.
Apr 23 14:41:12 haz systemd[1]: Started Session 4 of user dan.