I can confirm that this bug is still present in Ubuntu 13.04. Typically, you'd expect the cursor to change to something progressive (like an hour-glass or an animated cursor) to indicate that Ubuntu is "trying to do something". Instead, the system always seems to be locked up until login completes.
Additionally, in 13.04, there is a little icon like this (next to where you enter your password): http://www.lonniebest.com/FormatCSS/spin.gif The only difference is that THIS TOO is LOCKED UP during login. It does NOT spin (like the one in the link above does). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to unity-greeter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/855177 Title: Dialog provides no feedback after entering valid password Status in “unity-greeter” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: At the login screen, after typing the user's password and hitting enter, the password dialog behaves unexpectedly, leading the user into believing something went wrong. What currently happens: 1- user enters password, hits enter 2- Password box clears itself, and remains active 3- Nothing happens for a second, making the user think he needs to try his password again 4- Desktop logs in What should happen: 1- user enters password, hits enter 2- Password remains in password box, password box becomes inactive 4- Desktop logs in ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: unity-greeter 0.0.8-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Sep 20 19:57:15 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110302) SourcePackage: unity-greeter UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-08-16 (35 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-greeter/+bug/855177/+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
