Bug#737396: kscreensaver: locked screen allows any password if a third session (vt9) is also active

[Jim Scadden <jims@silentasylum.co.uk>]

On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 09:03:01PM +0200, Lajos Mester wrote:
> > This looks like the authentication is actually passing. Could you try
> > installing pamtester (which is availale for jessie/sid) and run the
> > following command and provide the results:
> > 
> > pamtester -v login <username> authenticate
> for the user logged on the first VT:
> 
> pamtester: invoking pam_start(login, <the login>, ...)                                                                     
> pamtester: performing operation - authenticate                                                                       
> Password:                                                                                                            
> pamtester: Authentication failure  
> 
> -- with or without a password, even with the correct one. Other users get:
> pamtester: successfully authenticated

What are the corresponding messages in /var/log/auth.log ?

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Jim Scadden