Please try right clicking on the password field with you mouse and selecting "Hide Text".
** Package changed: gdm3 (Ubuntu) => gnome-shell (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1856698 Title: I can see the password as I type into the password field after I reboot my PC Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: After I rebooted the PC at around 7:30 AM, EDT, The password text field appeared, though not the username, which was odd, but when I entered text into the password field, ubuntu was showing it as plain text instead of showing those dots that appear when entering passwords. This was the actual password field because upon entering the password and pressing Enter, I was taken to the desktop of my only account. Description: Ubuntu 19.10 Release: 19.10 gdm3: Installed: 3.34.1-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 3.34.1-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 3.34.1-1ubuntu1 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10 Package: gdm3 3.34.1-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-24.26-generic 5.3.10 Uname: Linux 5.3.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Dec 17 07:36:57 2019 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-11-20 (26 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gdm3 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) mtime.conffile..etc.apport.crashdb.conf: 2019-11-27T12:43:30.211160 --- ProblemType: Bug ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME DisplayManager: gdm3 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-11-20 (26 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017) Package: gnome-shell 3.34.1+git20191024-1ubuntu1~19.10.1 PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-24.26-generic 5.3.10 RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.34.1+git20191107-1ubuntu1~19.10.1 Tags: eoan Uname: Linux 5.3.0-24-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True mtime.conffile..etc.apport.crashdb.conf: 2019-11-27T12:43:30.211160 --- ProblemType: Bug ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: amd64 DefaultPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-11-20 (26 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017) Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0cf3:e009 Qualcomm Atheros Communications Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:0129 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5129 Card Reader Controller Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0c45:6a06 Microdia Integrated_Webcam_HD Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 5570 Package: plymouth 0.9.4git20190712-0ubuntu4 PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.3.0-24-generic root=UUID=9ff1c776-2a6a-46be-a74f-61646ac9ac90 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.3.0-24-generic root=UUID=9ff1c776-2a6a-46be-a74f-61646ac9ac90 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-24.26-generic 5.3.10 Tags: eoan TextPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth Uname: Linux 5.3.0-24-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 05/15/2019 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1.2.3 dmi.board.name: 09YTN7 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.2.3:bd05/15/2019:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron5570:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn09YTN7:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.family: Inspiron dmi.product.name: Inspiron 5570 dmi.product.sku: 0810 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. mtime.conffile..etc.apport.crashdb.conf: 2019-11-27T12:43:30.211160 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1856698/+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