Public bug reported: An upgrade from 7.04 to 7.10 sets the keyboard layout of the login screen to QWERTY US.
Users with passwords containing keys that are different in this layout will not be able to log in. Example: A QWERTZ DE user with a Z in his password will need to type Y instead at the login screen. But he does not know that. Even if one account can login, it seems not possible to switch the login screens config without manually editing config files. Changing passwords of the accounts will only help, if users know the login layout and its differences to the one they get after the login and choose the keys wisely... I cannot provide you with files, because the users wanted me to erase the whole system, install 7.10, recreate their accounts and restore their home directories from the backups. This workaround has solved the problem for me, but will not for people without backups... and I know there are some out there. Maybe one should file a feature request for a "back me up now!" nag screen. ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Upgrade tool (7.04 to 7.10) sets login keyboard layout to QWERTY US https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/158944 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs