Public bug reported: When at the terminal, trying to file an issue with ubuntu-bug, I was prompted for authentication. Only after the third try was the password accepted.
1. I entered the password correctly and the authentication window closed and reopened very quickly (no error message that I had entered the password incorrectly). 2. Then I entered a bogus password and the authentication window closed and reopened very quickly (this time with the expected “Your authentication attempt was unsuccessful. Please try again”). 3. Then I entered the correct password again and it was accepted. This happens more often than not, however sometimes I'm not prompted for authentication at all with ubuntu-bug. When I am prompted for authentication, all three tries can be the correct password (no need to have a bogus password entered as one of the tries) and only the third one is accepted. The expected behavior is: 1. Consistency: ubuntu-bug should either always prompt the user for a password or always not 2. Only one entry needed: If ubuntu-bug is going to prompt the user for a password using apport, then the first correct entry should be accepted. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10 Package: apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-18.19-generic 5.3.1 Uname: Linux 5.3.0-18-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Thu Oct 17 11:44:30 2019 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-10-17 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: apport UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: apport (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug eoan -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1848558 Title: (intermittent) need to authenticate 3 times before accepted To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1848558/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs