Bug 502514

Summary: Lock and login screen: empty the password field after clicking on a different user
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Répási Dávid <hu.repasidavid>
Component: Theme - BreezeAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist CC: nate, visual-bugs-null
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.3.4   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/commit/d12eaa3a7097f99bec7a16b4bcfeef6dc1577f31 Version Fixed/Implemented In: 6.4.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Répási Dávid 2025-04-07 08:45:15 UTC 
SUMMARY
similar to https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=434321

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. have multiple accounts on a system
2. go to the lockscreen
3. enter text in the password field
4. click on another user icon

OBSERVED RESULT

The text field retains its contents

EXPECTED RESULT

The text field gets emptied

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 6.13.8
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.12.0
Qt Version: 6.9.0
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-04-07 19:47:58 UTC 
Yeah, this makes sense.
Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2025-04-11 20:40:19 UTC 
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/merge_requests/2939
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-04-17 14:24:39 UTC 
Git commit d12eaa3a7097f99bec7a16b4bcfeef6dc1577f31 by Nate Graham.
Committed on 17/04/2025 at 13:59.
Pushed by ngraham into branch 'master'.

sddm-theme: clear password when selecting a different user

Users don't have the same passwords, so it doesn't serve any purpose to
keep anything in the password field when the selected user changes.
FIXED-IN: 6.4.0

M  +1    -0    sddm-theme/Login.qml

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/commit/d12eaa3a7097f99bec7a16b4bcfeef6dc1577f31