Description of problem: Since the last update of GDM to version 2.24.1-4 I cannot log in. The password I remember is correct, since I can login using the console and also using KDM. It seems to be related to my password's length (it's rather long), because I tested another account with a 3-letter-password with the new GDM and I did not encounter any problems there. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gdm-2.24.1-4.fc10.i386 How reproducible: Update to gdm of the mentioned version, set "averylongpassword" as password for a user. Actual results: GDM fails reporting that the user authentication failed. Expected results: GDM should accept correct password of any length.
I have to correct myself. Not the password's length is important, but the keyboard layout - I have some special characters in my password. Before the update GDM accepted my password with the layout de-latin1. Afterwards I had to set the keyboard layout to (German dead acute grave). If de-latin1 is set, the actual keyboard layout is en-US.
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