On Sat, 27 Sep 2014 13:42:33 -0400 Stefan Monnier <monn...@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
> > Recently, my Debian stable system started to refuse my password when > I want to unlock my screen. > > Most users on the system use Gnome 3 and their lock screen works OK > (thank god), but I use XFCE and xscreensaver and this one has recently > decided that it can't accept any passwords any more. > > I tried it with other users (displaying their lock on my screen via an > "ssh -X" session), same result (it complains of failed authentication > and comes back asking for another password). > > I tried to use gnome-screensaver instead (version 3.6.1-1), and the > result is the same: you can't unlock because authentication > always fails. > > To the best of my knowledge, this problem may have started around the > same time that I changed the password of some user with `passwd'. > > All other authentication mechanisms, like gdm, ssh, work just fine. > > Any idea what might be going on? Hi Stefan, I don't have any idea what's going on, but I've had similar problems with lxlock, and after switching to i3lock with the -i option, I found it a great locker for *any* wm/de. http://troubleshooters.com/lpm/201406/201406.htm#locking_your_screen HTH, SteveT Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140927214555.2b676...@mydesq2.domain.cxm
