Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 252126
wrong passwd blocks authentication
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:12:13 EST
Description of problem: If one puts in the wrong password then it is not possible to get authenticated with the correct password until pressing Cancel. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gnome-screensaver-2.19.6-4.fc8 How reproducible: every time Steps to Reproduce: 1. log desktop 2. type in wrong password 3. type in right password Actual results: 3. password rejected Expected results: 3. password accepted Additional info: Hope this is not considered a feature?
Not a feature. My guess is somewhere in the PAM stack it's blocking. Can you attach your /etc/pam.d/system-auth file?
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Heh, this bug was filed yesterday... reopened.
grrr, i'm not sure what happened there. The bugzilla boolean chart thing has beaten me...
No worries - anyway this seems to be fixed now in current rawhide.