I couldn't reproduce that today with fully updated 14.04 LTS.
$ apt-cache policy unity unity: Zainstalowana: 7.2.0+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1.2 Kandydująca: 7.2.0+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1.2 Tabela wersji: *** 7.2.0+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1.2 0 500 http://ftp.vectranet.pl/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://ftp.vectranet.pl/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 7.2.0+14.04.20140416-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://ftp.vectranet.pl/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages My password starts with big letter so I use Shift and then the letter key and screen unlocked without any problems. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1308265 Title: First password letter not registered in lockscreen if screen off Status in Unity: Triaged Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: With the new lockscreen, if my screen is off, I just start typing, every time my password is too short. It looks like the first key only triggers the screen on and does not go to the input field. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: unity 7.2.0+14.04.20140414.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Apr 15 23:59:08 2014 SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1308265/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp