Samuel Sieb wrote: > On 5/2/20 9:47 PM, Tim via users wrote: >> On Sat, 2020-05-02 at 11:50 -0400, Todd Zullinger wrote: >>> Or just type your password, which causes the lock screen to >>> go away and the password input to be filled in. Having to >>> manually do anything first is more of an annoyance to me. >> >> I would temper that advice with a bit of caution, *start* typing your >> password. Be sure not to hit enter before you see something to show >> that you're typing your password into a password box. >> >> If a system has crashed, you could be typing your password into a >> "enter username" box. Your password is now logged in the last users >> log. > > Or if the screen is just blanked and not locked yet, although in that case > it *doesn't* lift the shield unless you press ESC or use the mouse. (The > keys are just ignored.) But that's a good point and something I do follow. > I never hit enter until I see the password box. Same here. I was only intending to cover the part about how to get the lock screen to disappear, but it's absolutely a good thing to clarify that you don't want to complete the whole process and hit enter without ensuring you're sending the text to the passphrase field of the unlock dialog. Thanks for mentioning and expanding on that important detail in the overall process Tim and Samuel! -- Todd
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