unable to log into ubuntu using the graphical mode
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unable to log into ubuntu using the graphical mode
Good evening,
I have kubuntu 9.04 installed in my computer and I am normally using a Gnome environment desktop (though I get back to KDE or Xfce if I have any troubles with Gnome)
This afternoon I restarted my computer and since ever I am unable to log in. I press the on button, get to the partition page and select Ubuntu 9.04 and the computer shows the login page
however, once I type in my password, the computer tries to log in but then brings me back to the login page asking for the password again. I have tried to login as Xfce, Gnome, KDE, Failsafe mode and the result is the same. The only way to get through is to login through the terminal, but then I am unable to get back to the graphical mode. Any help?
This is highly not recommended but may help. Drop to the console, login.
sudo chmod -R 777 .
I agree it sounds like a permissions problem, but that does sound a little drastic. And irreversible unless you have recorded all of the permissions first.
Before trying that I suggest you look for a log of what is going wrong. If your GUI login was controlled by gdm, I would suggest looking in /var/log/gdm/:0.log to see if you could spot what might be the problem. Since you're using Kubuntu, I imagine you are using kdm as the login manager. I don't know where kdm would log to but I would expect errors to be logged somewhere.
You also might check /var/log/auth.log for information. That file has to be accessed as root
Sorry if I was not clear, but /var/log/gdm/:0.log is not a command. It is a text file. I usually look at such things with the less command:
Code:
less /var/log/gdm/:0.log
You can also look at it with gedit if you are more comfortable using a graphical tool. (Actually, since it is a text file, you can use any of the text utilities on it. Except you shouldn't try to modify it, and as a normal user, you can't.)
I don't know if your error would have shown up in there, but I thought it was someplace that you should look. Of course, now that there isn't an error, looking won't help you -- except possibly to satisfy your curiosity.
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