Xfce can t login. BTW, do not use bash for root, use the toor account.
Xfce can t login Thinks I tried Update system pacman -Syyu Update/Refresh mirrors Update kernel 5. Oct 25, 2008 · Hmm, just did an apt dist-upgrade and notice some wayland and x packages being upgrade. I can log in (gdm) to Plasma or default Ubuntu desktops. I installed the xfce4 desktop environment. Anybody else seeing issues? Feb 12, 2023 · Hello guys, I just ran into the following issue. "Ubuntu" only cannot change user name. Try my account password and "password" still error. But after replacing libxfce4ui-devel with libcfce4ui, the problem is solved. Dec 8, 2024 · sudo apt install xfce4-goodies xfce4 after reboot: Cannot login but I can ssh. I get the Linux Mint logo in the middle of the screen, and the box for the login password at the left edge. Jun 11, 2024 · Im currently providing a physical ubuntu machine which should be used as a remote machine. Is this probably something to do with the shell change gone wrong? Jul 12, 2019 · I have installed xfce on my Ubuntu 18. The connection drops after I type the correct creden Oct 18, 2009 · bash is not /bin/bash, it's /usr/local/bin/bash. This is an update about the transition of the forums to Ubuntu Discourse. Now the user get the login screen again . before that i had big issues booting (extremely slow LoadingLoading Click to continue Nov 12, 2020 · I'm using Ubuntu 18. 3 xfce can’t get past login screen by joe_jr » Tue Apr 28, 2020 4:53 pm Hello all, I changed my user password in the root shell, but now when I type in the user password the system seems to accept it, but goes back to the password screen again. Possibly from a previous login? Can you log in through another vt (Ctrl+Alt+F3) and see if the username password combination works (no xdm). But instead of logging me in, it Apr 28, 2020 · 19. This is for the non admin account. That then does take me to the desktop. There’s no issue with my keyboard since the screen itself detects whether the caps lock key was May 25, 2020 · A lot of the time (maybe all, I can’t say that for sure though), when I come back to the session the login screen won’t let me type in my password. Everytime i put in correct name and password, the screen goes black for couple seconds and gives me back the log in prompt. Due to some wrong configuration files, if you install Xfce on top of an Ubuntu . I can Re: LMDE 201109 x64 Xfce - Can't Login by Doubly » Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:32 am Thanks for the suggestions. If you do get in, please delete : - ~/. old if I try ~$ xfce4-session -V xfce4-about: Cannot open display: . May 19, 2016 · I installed 10. I rebooted. This also worked for me and my system is fully updated now. The problem is I've got a login loop. xsession-errors or here ~/. It then prompts me for my password and I provide it. log and see what the last few lines say. On the preseed file I'm using root / root as login / password : Anyway, I managed to get into KDE just fine but XFCE and Gnome kept looping back to the lock screen so I tried to reconfigure LightDm and now it won't take me back to login but also won't allow me to select LightDm. Since I upgraded my distro to 17. The backup was only of her home folder. After today's update, I can't login to XFCE anymore: The graphical login prompt appears, and after giving my password, it flickers and the login prompt reappears. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work on the login screen before I enter my manjaro password. e. I don't get to the XFCE desktop) and I'm stuck on a screen with the login background image. System details: linux 4. I installed lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings, and I now have a "LightDM GTK+ Greeter Settings" under "System" on the whisker menu. And also it is no problem to log in with (archlinux) alarm. Jun 8, 2024 · And it still is, as long as I use the onboard keyboard when I am fully logged into my manjaro xfce. Logging out, then back in (without reboot) doesn't cause the same problem. Feb 10, 2013 · Hi all, I'm using XFCE on Arch Linux with lightdm as login manager. BTW, do not use bash for root, use the toor account. 18 and I have a problem, namely the default screen resolution is 1360x768, and then my xfce session starts normally. How can this be changed? What if changing the Xubuntu settings (XFCE/System/Users and Groups) doesn't Nov 1, 2018 · My first trail was about XRDP. If you only have one option, look in /var/log/Xorg. I can open a Gnome session (in fact I’m writing this in the Gnome session) without problems. (Manjaro XFCE is installed in VirtualBox). I wanted to install XFCE to create a very personal DE. Apr 11, 2023 · Re: Can't login after fresh reinstall - Linuxmint 21. 12 Create new (test) user and try to Aug 31, 2014 · I can log into a virtual console (Ctrl+Alt+F2) just fine, but the only way how to "unlock" the session is either reboot or terminate X server. But this resolution does not suit me, and when I change it to 1024x768, the session after logging in again does not start, there is only a black screen with a cursor. This seems to occurred after a shutdown after a wakeup from hibernation. 04 to 24. Jan 14, 2018 · I had a similar problem. I can press ctrl+alt+F1, login, then sudo lightdm, or startx. Only as (standar) user can login. In login screen, if I enter my password and press ENTER I am getting login screen again. Jul 2, 2017 · Re: LM XFce 18. After that I wasn't able to login via XRDP. But after installing xfce4, and the same with Gnome Flashback, if I try to log in to either of those I get a black screen and then am returned to the login screen again. trueSame problem for me, except it is possible to login. May 10, 2014 · upgrade login issue I am in the process of upgrading all of our library computers from Xubuntu 22. 04 bionic and installed the xfce4 package. but now i can’t login with my password. Thanks. Some key parameters: external keyboard, which is connect to an USB-C hub, which again is connected to my laptop 2 external monitors, which kind of sort of "flicker" and show the xfce4 screensaver for a split second after I move my mouse or hit something on the keyboard. 2 Can't login from the desktop after install (login from terminal ok) by Seadreamer » Mon Jul 03, 2017 4:57 pm Where would the file . Both monitors are connected to the aforementioned USB-C hub. At the login screen it prompts me for my username and I provide it. The problem was that I added myself (me as a user) in the nopasswdlogin group. Unfortunately, neither of your suggested boot parameters worked here. Using a data partition is probably my best route. 5 second (black) then quickly closes without any errors/etc. 04: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y sudo apt install xfce4 xrdp -y sudo adduser xrdp ssl-cert sudo systemctl restart xrdp sudo ufw allow 3389 reboot Now when using "Microsoft Remote Desktop" app, it opens for like 0. When I try to log back in, the input field in the login screen won’t accept any input. Nov 22, 2018 · Failed to start session issues with LightDM and Xfce is really annoying. . I’ve tried typing my old user password, but that gives an “incorrect password” message. But a regular login via sitting in front of the machine was possible. again . Oct 17, 2015 · If all those precious answers fail, drop in a tty using Ctrl + Alt + F3 or any other Function key and login. What I want is to remotely access my Manjaro xfce desktop machine (server) from a Windows computer (client), as the latter already have installed TightVNC Viewer, I thought it was a good idea to use it as the remote connection method. Feb 22, 2023 · @manfredlotz @bugnotme I refer to my thread Can’t log into XFCE I found a solution for my problem in the green forum (many thanks to aki42 over there). Nov 15, 2022 · Thanks @belyash . If that works, undo the steps you took before to change the hostname and see if after you can login on the login screen again. Hello, Unregistered. This is an old feature that seems to be obsolete now, but it still messes with the login process. This is on a notebook with ATI (AMD) Radeon graphics. 04. 3 64 bit on a virtual machine. I always get a password denied sort Oct 13, 2021 · I am unable to login to my xfce desktop. The Apr 13, 2016 · I am not able to login into GNOME desktop, it happened yesterday after upgrade. 04 x64, then installed Plasma desktop. Can I somehow try to fix xauthority from the root prompt? Thank you Yes, I agree- only back up the Home folder. Now, create a directory first with mkdir -p ~/dotfiles_backup. I am able to connect as root, but not as a less privileged user. Nov 20, 2021 · Not sure whther that's in any way related to your lxdm/xfce issues, though. Oct 1, 2021 · so i already had big trouble with this distro on my laptop, but i wanted to give it another try since there were big updates since then, everything was awesome, wifi finally worked, i was very happy. And here is my request to xfce4 I tried to set up auto-login but I still have to login each time when I start up the computer. Most went smoothly but one refuses to go automatically to the desktop. Factors which seem to be Dec 11, 2024 · Offline Pages: 1 Index » Desktop » desktop locked, login screen can't be seen Registered users online in this topic: 0, guests: 1 Jump to Re: LMDE 201109 x64 Xfce - Can't Login by Doubly » Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:32 am Thanks for the suggestions. Since then I’ve been having issues with the login screen after the session gets locked out due to inactivity. (We'd ideally need to see a full system journal, logging into xfce via lxdm as root does work?) Jan 21, 2022 · 4 I installed xrdp and xfce on Ubuntu 20. Even resetting and resinstalling the whole XRDP config didn't solved the problem. On login screen, when I was clicking on my username, the screen went black and loop back to a new login screen. I reinstalled xfce4 lightdm and dbus - no success. However, when I choose "Xfce session" in the login manager, it does not log me on to Xfce4 but instead throws me right back Oct 16, 2011 · But, when the login is presented it appears that the image I request is displayed for a second and then lightdm loads a different image. Jan 8, 2019 · This log file says that Xfce did start and that you ran mousepad. Oct 6, 2024 · I am successfully running the xfce desktop, using lightdm with the lightdm-gtk-greeter for login. I updated my system a few minutes ago and had to reboot, I get the login screen, type my passphrase and hit Enter, the screen goes dark for a moment and instead of starting my XFCE session I’m back to the login screen. Type 'xfce4-about --help' for usage information. For the record, my system is the XFCE spin variant. In the server, I have a single user that I want use both for local graphical login and remote graphical login, although not at the same time After fresh install of Manjaro and attempt to login with your password on the Login page, the screen freezes Even if you manage to pass by some miracle after the Login page (after many restarts and tries) some programs will simply start and instantly "hide" on launch. Can you help me? I installed lightdm and when I type the password nothing changes and I can’t log in. fisrt: I newbee in the world of FreeBSD. 11 → 5. Instead it goes to the login screen. May 26, 2021 · Installed the xfce4 desktop environment, logged out, did the desktop environment switch, now I can't login. xsession-errors - the contents of ~/. Jan 17, 2021 · I am trying to connect to Debian 10 machine with KDE from Windows 10 using RDP. Jul 21, 2025 · The most ridiculous Linux bug I've encountered in ages: Installing XFCE changed a mouse cursor setting for GNOME that caused the login screen to crash when trying to log into GNOME/Wayland. Everything installed from ports goes in /usr/local Refer to hier (7) To fix your system reboot in single user mode (4 on loader) or just type shutdown now, you will be asked for the shell to use, then reset the shell for root. Hope it Sep 3, 2023 · At the login screen press Ctrl+Alt+F1 to go to the virtual console (full screen terminal) and try logging in there with your username and password. I am able to highlight the “Enter your password” text in the space I would normally type my password, but when I type anything it doesn’t change. You can get back to the login screen with Ctrl+Alt+F7 sometimes F8. Anyone needing support for Ubuntu or the official flavours should seek help at Ubuntu Discourse. On your login screen, see if you have any options for choosing your session (your desktop environment to launch after login), and try changing it. Xauthority be found? Installed Ubuntu 24. Then, the login doesn't complete (i. See link. I have no idea where lightdm is getting the idea that my image is no good (it is fine!) or where it is getting the filename for its choice. 5-1 I'm experiencing a problem with my Fedora 14 XFCE spin, which doesn't seem to let me pass the login screen: I enter my password for my user record, authentication passes (no 'Authentication Failure' Nov 21, 2011 · Since an update I did a while ago, every time I try to Shutdown or Reboot my computer from the Log Out menu of XFCE, the system just logs out and goes back to the login screen (Slim). I find nothing here (it means no file is there) ~/. I have it set as before to auto login in the Feb 1, 2021 · The desktop flashes briefly and then the login message shows up - so the window manager has started at this point. I guess the problem is permission for my /home/user folder, but now that I did chown properly, I'm out of ideas about what's wrong. You are unable to start 90% of the applications. cache/sessions and check the permissions of the files in Apr 28, 2019 · Hi all, when booting, I get to the login screen and enter my pw. And it only happens when I disable compiz to switch to xfwm4. How do I get xfce to recognize my login? But just LightDM. Somehow maybe I got her xauthority messed up? Her user is still there . Mar 30, 2023 · I am using xfce4 4. This started a week ago Jun 27, 2021 · When I try to login into XFCE as user I have black screen for ~3 seconds and then login prompt appears again (when I type wrong password it just show me that password is wrong) but I cane login into XFCE as root and it works(I cane login into user but only in tty ). Hi! i install mi freebsd and install xfce4 as I recently upgraded my system to Fedora 34. After that, I check dmesg and get the following: May 7, 2024 · Xfce desktop disappeared and when I tried to launch it again, I could RDP the machine, but the xfce session won't start. I just don’t know why an AUR package (libxfce4ui-devel) was Nov 27, 2022 · Since this morning, when I try to login as regular user, I'm stuck inside a loop but I can log as root. by mouton » Wed Apr 12, 2023 5:21 am linux-rox wrote: ⤴ Wed Apr 12, 2023 4:37 am If you want to share a partition, you should use a data partition, linux-rox I had not seen your message when I posted. If I killed the xfce4-session process, the user can log in. Because I played a bit with my XRDP config (as described in the linked thread). If you have not already done so, you can log into Ubuntu Discourse using the same Ubuntu Aug 16, 2014 · The login prompt pops up, with my username, and a login button, which when clicked causes a blank screen for a second, then the same login screen pops up again. i know the password, and still it stills prompts me with incorrect password. A help and support forum for Ubuntu Linux. The installation process went flawlessly. What is stopping me from logging in to xfce4, or gnome flashback? LoadingLoading Click to continue Apr 29, 2020 · Re: 19. It worked this morning, just does not seem to be working this evening. Apr 21, 2018 · I'm a newbie on Ubuntu. Upgrade went smooth with no errors but after a restart I can't login into xfce4-wayland. 1. xsession-errors. Thanks for the suggestion. I tried to wipe . 04 system as a more light-weight alternative to GNOME. The transition is complete and this forum is now closed to all new posts. Login via remote ssh is possible. Oct 19, 2023 · Learn how to configure a remote Debian machine and establish a seamless RDP connection from your Windows system. I don’t know why that happens. again -no login is possible. config/xfce4 and started with default configuration, to no avail - upon locking the screen, I simply cannot unlock it. After removing myself from that group, the login screen worked again. Re: LMDE 201109 x64 Xfce - Can't Login by Doubly » Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:32 am Thanks for the suggestions. Oct 29, 2022 · When I load the LIVE version of Debian 11 (xfce edition),I can't login using the login and password live / user,but I should use root / root. On the login screen, onboard keyboard still crashes as soon as I hover the mouse pointer over it. Sep 9, 2009 · [XFCE] can´t login as root. 3 xfce, can’t login by Fornhamfred » Wed Apr 29, 2020 7:14 pm Thanks for the reply. Re: 19. Today, my computer asked for the password but I was unable to enter text in the password text field. So no user or password issues Dec 8, 2022 · All the time had no problems to login with a defined user. But Oct 22, 2022 · Hello everyone. 4. Apr 27, 2022 · I also tried deleting the user, deinstalling xfce and then reinstalling it with xdm, the same problem, root could log in, user gets into a loop, not only in the console and xfce login screen, but also in the login shell. it didn’t get changed. This is an issue as then I can't access it remotely until someone at the library hits login. However, what I meant was- your previous steps allow you to continue to back up any important files, this way you still can prevent total loss in case of a re-install. I got login loops on Xfce4. 10 to support my wifi, I can't load XFCE. I think that the problem is that the system partition of 20gb is full. I don't have any problems connection to it from a windows machine, but for others user the login mask ends Re: LMDE 201109 x64 Xfce - Can't Login by Doubly » Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:32 am Thanks for the suggestions. xuobzhvsxgujptfceyycoqhukuvbingjelfbjtpktfqrktgubhkihmgkhmpivizfbbyqddhfogif