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Bug 197647

Summary: Confusing label shows password in clear text
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Reporter: Bastien Nocera <bnocera>
Component: gdmAssignee: Ray Strode [halfline] <rstrode>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact:
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Priority: medium    
Version: 3.0CC: desktop-bugs, tao
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Fixed In Version: RHBA-2007-0411 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2007-06-11 18:53:37 UTC Type: ---
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Description Bastien Nocera 2006-07-05 09:45:41 UTC
gdm-2.4.1.6-15

1. Get to the gdm login screen
2. Enter a username, and a wrong password
3. Get a login failure
4. Turn on Capslock, and enter another username
5. Turn off Capslock ("You have Capslock enabled" message is still present)
6. Type the wrong password again
7. Prompt will come back labeled "Password" but is actually a username entry,
and would show the "password" in clear text

Comment 10 Red Hat Bugzilla 2007-06-11 18:53:37 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0411.html