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Author: Hendrik Boom
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To: dng
Old-Topics: [DNG] unable to log in after routine upgrade in beowulf
New-Topics: [DNG] FIXED by reboot: lightdm may be broken after upgrade.
Subject: [DNG] can use machine, but lightdm may be broken after upgrade.
On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 03:59:21PM -0400, Hendrik Boom wrote:
> I just did a routine upgrade of my beowulf system and afterward am unable to log in.
> With control-alt-f7 I get the usual invitation, but on entering my user name and password
> I'm just told it's wrong.


And yes, i tried toggling the shift lock just in case.
>
> That's using my display manager with contro-alt-F7.
>
> No trouble at all with the text console under control-alt-f2.


So I suspect something's wrong with the dispay manager, lightdm.
I can get the usual desktop by using startx after logging in under
control-alt-F2, so the machine is usable.

-- hendrik

>
> Has something serious changed just now?
> Will everything work if I reboot? (currently chary of rebooting; fortunately I
> still had the root login under control-alt-F1 because I hadn't logged out after the upgrade.
>
> -- hendrik
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