Try hitting the host key (right-ctrl) then ctrl-alt-arrow to switch to a different desktop other that your Windows vm desktop. Then click around on the calendar/login widgets in the upper right, just get them to pop. Then click on the password dialog, keyboard should be active then.
It's honkey, but I've been successful. Though, I've just turned off my luck screen for now. Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note® II, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: kylea <ky...@itvss.com.au> </div><div>Date:05/03/2014 7:57 PM (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: m...@lorimarksolutions.com </div><div>Subject: [Bug 1305586] Re: Lock screen is unusable when some windows have a keyboard/mouse grab </div><div> </div>Affects me when running Windows 7 in a Virtualbox VM. I use change user and the re-login as me Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Release: 14.04 Codename: trusty Linux 3.13.0-24-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 10 19:11:08 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a duplicate bug report (1311036). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1305586 Title: Lock screen is unusable when some windows have a keyboard/mouse grab Status in Unity: Triaged Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: My screen just timed out and locked when a password prompt which had a grab was displaying. I couldn't type my password or interact with the indicators. gnome-screensaver just refuses to lock in this situation, perhaps unity could do the same unless it's possible to remove and readd the grabs yourself, but I don't think XLib lets you do that (you can only remove your own grabs AFAIK). TEMPORARY WORKAROUND TO LOGIN AGAIN: Click on the guest session Once the guest session is started log out This takes you back to the lightdm session screen you can then login to your user session and it be in the same state ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: unity 7.2.0+14.04.20140409-0ubuntu1 [origin: unknown] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-23.45-generic 3.13.8 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-23-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CrashDB: unity CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Apr 10 09:39:45 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-07 (549 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20121007) SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-05-07 (338 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1305586/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1305586 Title: Lock screen is unusable when some windows have a keyboard/mouse grab To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1305586/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
