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Old 08-03-2015, 05:34 AM   #1
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Tumbleweed with previous /home -> no graphical login

I installed openSUSE Tumbleweed after repartitioning. Previously I had saved my old 13.2/home. After I moved that in place of the newly installed tumbleweed/home graphical login is impossible (login screen blackens for a moment and then returns). What could cause this?
 
Old 08-03-2015, 09:03 AM   #2
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Does sddm (the successor to kdm) load and let you type in your username and password, or does X not start at all?
 
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Yes, I can insert username and password. After <Enter> or clicking <okay> the screen blackens for a moment and then returns empty.
 
Old 08-03-2015, 09:14 AM   #4
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Did you make sure the desktop selected was KDE Plasma 5, and that sddm does load instead of kdm?

Also, when logged in via the CLI, do you have read/write access to your user's home directory?
 
Old 08-03-2015, 09:17 AM   #5
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There is only plasma5 (and consequently sddm as I understand). On the CLI I logged in only as root. I'll try as normal user tonight.
 
Old 08-03-2015, 09:21 AM   #6
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There's been a few times where if the user ID changes or some settings change when I have trouble logging in with a home directory made in another Linux distro, although 13.2 and Tumbleweed got along fine for me. It might be easier to make a new home directory on the /home partition for the new installation and copy the files over.
 
Old 08-03-2015, 09:26 AM   #7
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Yeah, but I wanted to avoid typing (or clicking) thousends of times <y> (or <okay>) to overwrite -- so I moved the whole /home/me directory and overwrote the original, never suspecting trouble. Ah, well, if need be I'll install again (probably 13.2 with its original /home and then upgrade).
 
Old 08-04-2015, 12:59 PM   #8
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Ups, I was in a hurry and started the re-installation without testing your last suggestion, sorry. Thank you for your input, wagscat123, I guess this thread's problem can't be solved anymore *sigh*. Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa .
 
Old 08-04-2015, 02:40 PM   #9
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Ex culpa, scientia! Good luck
 
  


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