Same here: you have to remember which layout you were using before switching, and type your password in that layout… if that is possible.
Seems to be a duplicate of #1612910 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1699670 Title: Gnome screensaver lock always responses "incorrect password" when last active window's language is not the language of the password Status in gnome-screensaver package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Environment: OS - Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS, DE - GNOME Shell 3.20.4, gnome-screensaver 3.6.1 Prerequisites: - say, you have 2 language layouts installed - their layouts/character tables are completely different, so there is no chance you can type your password correctly using any language keyboard layout (e.g. you have en/ru, but not en/de etc.) Actual behavior: When the screen is being locked while your active window has the language which is not your password language set, you won't be able to log in back. Log in form shows that the language of the password is set (EN in my case) but it always returns 'Incorrect password' message in response to the correct input. Switching language layout using the keyboard shortcut or GUI doesn't help. 'Switch user' trick allows you to log in back though, but it's a crutch. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1699670/+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