KDE lockscreen silently hangs after authd password prompt
- Dominant language
- Go
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Description
When the KDE lockscreen (`kscreenlocker_greet`) is used with authd, entering a password and pressing Enter (or the submit button) does nothing. The lockscreen neither unlocks nor shows an error. The session hangs indefinitely.
## Steps to reproduce
1. Install and configure authd.
2. Log in as an authd-managed user
3. Allow the session to lock (KDE lockscreen appears).
4. Type the local cached password and press Enter or click the submit button.
## Expected behaviour
The lockscreen authenticates and the session unlocks (or shows an error on failure).
## Actual behaviour
Nothing happens. The password field clears, no error is shown, and no unlock occurs. The screen remains locked indefinitely.
## Environment
- Ubuntu 26.04
- KDE Plasma 6 / kscreenlocker 6.6.5
Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the failure with the KDE lockscreen entry point, kscreenlocker_greet, using the stated authd setup and cached password. Trace the authentication result between kscreenlocker_greet and authd; done means a valid password unlocks the session and an invalid one shows an error instead of hanging.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- authentication, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100