Comment 28 for bug 529338

I'm not using a fingerprint reader. On this machine I am the only user so there is only one password.

I posted a screenshot here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9551450&postcount=1

I only get that if I'm using auto-login. If I log in using my password all is fine.

I first encountered this behavior in Lucid after applying the following proposed updates:

app-install-data-partner (12.10.04) to 12.10.04.3
dpkg (1.15.5.6ubuntu4) to 1.15.5.6ubuntu4.1
empathy (2.30.1.1-0ubuntu1) to 2.30.2-0ubuntu1
empathy-common (2.30.1.1-0ubuntu1) to 2.30.2-0ubuntu1
grub-common (1.98-1ubuntu6) to 1.98-1ubuntu7
grub-pc (1.98-1ubuntu6) to 1.98-1ubuntu7
libatk1.0-0 (1.30.0-0ubuntu2) to 1.30.0-0ubuntu2.1
libatk1.0-data (1.30.0-0ubuntu2) to 1.30.0-0ubuntu2.1
libdbusmenu-glib1 (0.2.9-0ubuntu3) to 0.2.9-0ubuntu3.1
libdbusmenu-gtk1 (0.2.9-0ubuntu3) to 0.2.9-0ubuntu3.1
nautilus-sendto-empathy (2.30.1.1-0ubuntu1) to 2.30.2-0ubuntu1
update-manager (1:0.134.9) to 1:0.134.10
update-manager-core (1:0.134.9) to 1:0.134.10

That was somewhat of an error on my part as I'd intended to only upgrade 'grub-pc' and 'grub-common', but I ended up with the same behavior in Maverick after upgrading the 'grub' packages. I'm unsure that was the actual trigger but it may be???? However even purging/reverting these packages does not revert to the "unbroken" state.

Strangely I was not able to duplicate this behavior with test installs of Lucid and Maverick on my secondary drive and ATM it appears that I can duplicate this behavior if either Lucid or Maverick are installed using ext3, but NOT if I use ext4.

I do however need to perform a few more test installs to be certain and, due to totally unrelated time constraints, that may take a few days.

That's why I wonder if others effected by this are all using ext3?

Or has anyone seen this if using ext4?

Something else I've found while testing for this behavior is that opening any password protected gui (eg: synaptic, gufw, gparted, etc) will always produce this behavior if the problem is present. That is I'll first have to enter my password "to unlock keyring" and then also on the expected screen to "perform administrative tasks". Of course it appears only once after each reboot.