Bug 1245348 - Can't log in with another account if a first try provided the wrong password.
Summary: Can't log in with another account if a first try provided the wrong password.
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Status: CLOSED EOL
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: gdm
Version: 23
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Ray Strode [halfline]
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2015-07-21 20:08 UTC by Giulio 'juliuxpigface'
Modified: 2016-12-20 14:17 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2016-12-20 14:17:41 UTC
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Description Giulio 'juliuxpigface' 2015-07-21 20:08:41 UTC
Description of problem:
I can't log in promptly with a second account if a first try provided the wrong password.

Please excuse me for the long and complicated title.
This is more like cosmetic issue highlighted by some exploratory testing (that's why I marked 'severity' as 'low'), but in my opinion that it might be nice to have it fixed before Fedora 23 reaches the light.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gdm-3.17.3.1-1.fc23.x86_64

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Clean boot Fedora 23. It should be a system which contains at least two user accounts (say, USER1 and USER2)
2. Try to log in as USER1, intentionally entering the wrong password.
3. Observe that gdm correctly warns the user about the error.
4. Press exit to return to the account selection stage.
5. Select USER2's account.

Actual results:
1. gdm displays "Authentication Error" under the password's text field.
2. gdm returns to the account selection stage.
3. A second try results in a successfully login

Expected results:
1. Since it wasn't provide any password for USER2, gdm should not force the user to re-select the account one more time.
2. gdm should offer the opportunity to log in with a first attempt.

Additional info:
I'm testing Fedora-Live-Workstation-x86_64-23-20150717.iso inside a qemu-kvm guest.

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