Why does my login fail when standing but succeed when sitting?

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User tries to login while standing and fails. Then sits down, tries again and succeeds. The behavior is consistent. The login always fails when the user is standing and continues to fail until the user sits down. What's wrong with the computer?
 

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Jimmy Snyder said:
User tries to login while standing and fails. Then sits down, tries again and succeeds. The behavior is consistent. The login always fails when the user is standing and continues to fail until the user sits down. What's wrong with the computer?

Person's arms can't reach the keyboard while standing. A call to the workplace ergonomics specialist is in order
 
The biologon is by the ***?
Nothing is wrong with the computer!
 
Jimmy Snyder said:
User tries to login while standing and fails. Then sits down, tries again and succeeds. The behavior is consistent. The login always fails when the user is standing and continues to fail until the user sits down. What's wrong with the computer?
There's an interlock on the seat, requiring you to be actually sitting on it, rather than hanging upside down from a rope going through the ceiling?
 
The computer is a laptop on the user's lap. When the user stands, the computer falls to the floor.
 
DR_BRB said:
The computer is a laptop on the user's lap. When the user stands, the computer falls to the floor.

one can stand holding a laptop.
 
he logs in through a face recognition system mayb...
 
There's a problem with the keyboard. It was recently cleaned.
The keycaps were removed for cleaning and when they were replaced, Y and U were interchanged. When sitting, the user touchtypes, but when standing the user hunts and pecks.
 
I didn´t know this one... very, very nice. thks!
 
...or the computer has a camera and uses facial recognition to login...and he can't reach the camera...