[Bug 1875327] [NEW] Password corruption at installation

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When I installed Ubuntu 20.04 I selected to use a UK keyboard. I used
the keyboard test box to make sure it was recognising '£', '@' and '#'.
I then set up my user name and used a password with a '#' symbol at the
end and elected to login automatically. Ubuntu started up OK and
everything looked fine until I needed to enter my password again for
verification. Ubuntu refused to accept my password. I then deleted the
installation and tried again, making sure that my password was entered
correctly with a '#' at the end. I got the same error so I tried
installing again but this time put an 'a' at the end instead of a '#'.
This time my password was accepted for verification. So it looks like
during the installation the fact I selected a UK keyboard and included a
character in my password that may not be in the same place for a non-UK
keyboard, caused an issue.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: ubiquity (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Apr 27 10:43:06 2020
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed initrd=/casper/initrd quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-27 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
SourcePackage: ubiquity
Symptom: installation
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal ubiquity-20.04.15
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Password corruption at installation
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1875327
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