--- gdm-2.17.1/gui/gdmlogin.c.desensitize-entry	2006-11-05 14:22:49.000000000 -0500

+++ gdm-2.17.1/gui/gdmlogin.c	2006-11-05 14:24:05.000000000 -0500

@@ -1776,7 +1776,7 @@

 	    curuser = NULL;

 	}

-	gtk_widget_set_sensitive (entry, TRUE);

+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive (entry, FALSE);

 	gtk_widget_set_sensitive (ok_button, FALSE);

 	gtk_widget_set_sensitive (start_again_button, FALSE);

--- gdm-2.17.1/gui/greeter/greeter_item_pam.c.desensitize-entry	2006-11-05 14:22:49.000000000 -0500

+++ gdm-2.17.1/gui/greeter/greeter_item_pam.c	2006-11-05 14:22:50.000000000 -0500

@@ -291,11 +291,20 @@

     {

       entry = GNOME_CANVAS_WIDGET (entry_info->item)->widget;

-      gtk_entry_set_visibility (GTK_ENTRY (entry), entry_visible);

-      gtk_widget_set_sensitive (GTK_WIDGET (entry), TRUE);

-      gtk_entry_set_max_length (GTK_ENTRY (entry), entry_len);

-      gtk_entry_set_text (GTK_ENTRY (entry), "");

-      gtk_widget_grab_focus (entry);

+      if (message != NULL && strcmp (message, "") != 0) 

+        {

+          gtk_entry_set_visibility (GTK_ENTRY (entry), entry_visible);

+          gtk_widget_set_sensitive (GTK_WIDGET (entry), TRUE);

+          gtk_entry_set_max_length (GTK_ENTRY (entry), entry_len);

+          gtk_entry_set_text (GTK_ENTRY (entry), "");

+          gtk_widget_grab_focus (entry);

+        }

+      else

+        {

+          gtk_entry_set_visibility (GTK_ENTRY (entry), entry_visible);

+          gtk_entry_set_text (GTK_ENTRY (entry), "...");

+          gtk_widget_set_sensitive (GTK_WIDGET (entry), FALSE);

+        }

     }

   messages_to_give = FALSE;