Bug#1111770: kde-config-screenlocker: upon starting up the computer the screenlocker fails, forcing me to use use a terminal to open the computer.
Package: kde-config-screenlocker
Version: 5.27.5-2
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: wild.at.heart4god@gmail.com
Dear Maintainer,
When attempting to unlock the screen after it locks automatically or manually,
KDE displays the following message:
"The screen locker is broken and unlocking is not possible anymore.
In order to unlock it, switch to a virtual terminal (e.g. Ctrl+Alt+F2), log in
to your account and execute the command:
loginctl unlock-session 3"
This issue happens repeatedly, requiring manual intervention to regain access.
Steps to Reproduce
Log in to a KDE Plasma session.
Allow the system to lock automatically or manually trigger lock (Ctrl + Alt +
L).
Attempt to unlock.
Error message appears instead of the password prompt.
Expected Behavior
The lock screen should prompt for a password and unlock normally.
Actual Behavior
The lock screen fails.
KDE shows the message:
"The screen locker is broken and unlocking is not possible anymore..."
The only workaround is switching to a TTY, running loginctl unlock-session <n>,
and returning to the GUI.
Additional Details
Affected Package: kde-config-screenlocker
Current Version: 5.27.5-2
Newer Version Available: 6.3.5-1 (Debian Testing / Unstable)
Issue still occurs consistently on 5.27.5-2.
No custom lock screen settings or third-party themes have been applied.
Workarounds Tried
Unlocking manually via loginctl unlock-session works, but only temporarily.
Updating the system to the latest stable packages did not resolve the problem.
Did not test on the newer 6.3.5-1 build yet.
please confirm that this bug is already resolved in 6.3.5-1
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 12.11
APT prefers oldstable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'oldstable-updates'), (500, 'oldstable-security'), (500, 'oldstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 6.8.12-1-liquorix-amd64 (SMP w/12 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, TAINT_OOT_MODULE
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages kde-config-screenlocker depends on:
ii kpackagetool5 5.103.0-1
ii libc6 2.36-9+deb12u10
ii libkf5configcore5 5.103.0-2
ii libkf5configgui5 5.103.0-2
ii libkf5configqml5 5.103.0-2
ii libkf5coreaddons5 5.103.0-1
ii libkf5globalaccel-bin 5.103.0-1
ii libkf5globalaccel5 5.103.0-1
ii libkf5i18n5 5.103.0-1
ii libkf5kcmutils5 5.103.0-3
ii libkf5package5 5.103.0-1
ii libkf5quickaddons5 5.103.0-1
ii libkf5xmlgui5 5.103.0-1
ii libkscreenlocker5 5.27.5-2
ii libqt5core5a 5.15.8+dfsg-11+deb12u3
ii libqt5dbus5 5.15.8+dfsg-11+deb12u3
ii libqt5gui5 5.15.8+dfsg-11+deb12u3
ii libqt5qml5 5.15.8+dfsg-3
ii libqt5widgets5 5.15.8+dfsg-11+deb12u3
ii libstdc++6 12.2.0-14+deb12u1
ii perl 5.36.0-7+deb12u2
ii systemsettings 4:5.27.5-2
kde-config-screenlocker recommends no packages.
kde-config-screenlocker suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
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