** Attachment added: "/etc/default/keyboard" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1027448/+attachment/3231137/+files/keyboard
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1027448 Title: Can't use compose key at login screen's password entry Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: My /etc/default/keyboard file (attached) has this: XKBOPTIONS="compose:ralt The XKBOPTIONS line allowed me to use the compose key in the LightDM password entry box so I could have a more secure password. It was working fine. But a recent update came through and now the compose key isn't working in LightDM. Now I can't login! I can login using GDM, because Gnome has its own separate compose key config and it loads that. And I can login via SSH. So I know that the password wasn't corrupted. I also see in LightDM that no masked bullet is typed when I do my compose key sequence. That leads me to believe that the issue is LightDM not doing the compose key. Also wanted to note that this is the second time this sort of thing has negatively impacted me. First time was when LightDM replaced GDM, because it didn't load the GDM kaymap file and I had to waste a bunch of time figuring out about the XKBOPTIONS in /etc/default/keyboard. That case was not really a bug but rather a sloppy oversight in the transition to LightDM. Point is Ubuntu should pay attention to this with new LightDM releases. Being unable to login is an extremely negative experience. I've used Ununtu for less than a year and this has been messed up twice. Yet I've had compose-key passwords in Mac OS for *years* with no problems. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: lightdm 1.2.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11 Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Jul 21 12:54:29 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/lightdm InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1) ProcEnviron: TERM=linux PATH=(custom, no user) SourcePackage: lightdm UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-04 (78 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1027448/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
