[Bug 1812095] [NEW] console login loop after entering username followed by RETURN

[Thomas Schweikle]

Public bug reported:

<hostname> login: <user>
password:

Just do nothing. About two seconds later ...

login:
password:

login:
password:

login:
password:

After this being displayed three times:

"Too many failure" or so and login is restarting.

You cant login at all. Only solution: clear the password for the account
you want to login with.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: login 1:4.5-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-14.15-generic 4.18.20
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Wed Jan 16 19:34:30 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-10-19 (2645 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
SourcePackage: shadow
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to cosmic on 2018-11-03 (74 days ago)

** Affects: shadow (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug cosmic

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Title:
  console login loop after entering username followed by RETURN

Status in shadow package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  <hostname> login: <user>
  password:

  Just do nothing. About two seconds later ...

  login:
  password:

  login:
  password:

  login:
  password:

  After this being displayed three times:

  "Too many failure" or so and login is restarting.

  You cant login at all. Only solution: clear the password for the
  account you want to login with.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
  Package: login 1:4.5-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-14.15-generic 4.18.20
  Uname: Linux 4.18.0-14-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Wed Jan 16 19:34:30 2019
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-10-19 (2645 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  SourcePackage: shadow
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to cosmic on 2018-11-03 (74 days ago)

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