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I'm using ubuntu 14.04, here in the 'login screen' the password field is disabled, this issue also occurs sometimes during 'lock screen'. I don't want to remove password from my account nor do i want auto login. My account is with administrator privileges.

Going to terminal using Control + Alt + F1, then back to GUI with Control + Alt + F7, doesn't enables the password field.

arpit
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I'm having the exact same issue. Edit: Looks like this is a confirmed bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1311316

George Spake
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I was having the same issue and went to the terminal via Control + Alt + F1, logged in through terminal, then executed the unity command, then went back to the GUI with Control + Alt + F7 and my system resumed to where I had left it. No restart required.

Wesley Musgrove
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I found a very nice work-around in comment 166 of the bug report (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1311316):

  • Switch to a tty (e.g. Ctrl+Alt+F1)
  • Log in
  • Run: sudo loginctl unlock-sessions
  • Switch back to the Desktop: Ctrl+Alt+F7 (or F8).
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