Ubuntu 18.04 login loop, startx blank screen
Help, I am stuck in a login loop with Ubuntu 18.04. I already checked the permissions/ownership of the .Xauthority .ICEauthority and /tmp folder. I tried setting to from lightdm to gdm3. I am still stuck in a login loop.
I also tried running startx using the terminal logged-in as the user but it just ends in a blank screen. What are the options that are possible for me and how can I diagnose this? I also tried looking at .xsession-errors which is just filled with setting environment variable message and no error message.
I tried and fixed the following, and still could not log in
$ ls -lah | grep Xauthority
-rw------- 1 isoya isoya 52 Mar 2 12:35 ./Xauthority
$ ls -lah | grep ICEauthority
-rw------- 1 isoya isoya 40K Mar 2 12:16 ./ICEauthority
$ ls -ld /tmp
drwxrwxrwt 12 root root 4096 Mar 2 14:32 /tmp
Here are my xorg log files if it helps
xorg.1.log
xorg.0.log
Likewise here is the system specs
18.04 login lightdm
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Help, I am stuck in a login loop with Ubuntu 18.04. I already checked the permissions/ownership of the .Xauthority .ICEauthority and /tmp folder. I tried setting to from lightdm to gdm3. I am still stuck in a login loop.
I also tried running startx using the terminal logged-in as the user but it just ends in a blank screen. What are the options that are possible for me and how can I diagnose this? I also tried looking at .xsession-errors which is just filled with setting environment variable message and no error message.
I tried and fixed the following, and still could not log in
$ ls -lah | grep Xauthority
-rw------- 1 isoya isoya 52 Mar 2 12:35 ./Xauthority
$ ls -lah | grep ICEauthority
-rw------- 1 isoya isoya 40K Mar 2 12:16 ./ICEauthority
$ ls -ld /tmp
drwxrwxrwt 12 root root 4096 Mar 2 14:32 /tmp
Here are my xorg log files if it helps
xorg.1.log
xorg.0.log
Likewise here is the system specs
18.04 login lightdm
asked 2 hours ago
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Login using a terminal anddf -hl(disk free, human output & local drives only) to check you have some space in $HOME (your user directory). GUI's need to create work-files which are created in $HOME, and if there is insufficient space to create them, login fails & you're logged out (no message).
– guiverc
1 hour ago
df output
– DepChemical
40 mins ago
I don't see a separate /home partition, but if I was in your position I'd check you have inodes free next, ie. add a '-i' to thedfcommand; if there are no problems there - this is not your problem.
– guiverc
28 mins ago
should there be a separate /home partition?
– DepChemical
18 mins ago
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Help, I am stuck in a login loop with Ubuntu 18.04. I already checked the permissions/ownership of the .Xauthority .ICEauthority and /tmp folder. I tried setting to from lightdm to gdm3. I am still stuck in a login loop.
I also tried running startx using the terminal logged-in as the user but it just ends in a blank screen. What are the options that are possible for me and how can I diagnose this? I also tried looking at .xsession-errors which is just filled with setting environment variable message and no error message.
I tried and fixed the following, and still could not log in
$ ls -lah | grep Xauthority
-rw------- 1 isoya isoya 52 Mar 2 12:35 ./Xauthority
$ ls -lah | grep ICEauthority
-rw------- 1 isoya isoya 40K Mar 2 12:16 ./ICEauthority
$ ls -ld /tmp
drwxrwxrwt 12 root root 4096 Mar 2 14:32 /tmp
Here are my xorg log files if it helps
xorg.1.log
xorg.0.log
Likewise here is the system specs
18.04 login lightdm
asked 2 hours ago
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Help, I am stuck in a login loop with Ubuntu 18.04. I already checked the permissions/ownership of the .Xauthority .ICEauthority and /tmp folder. I tried setting to from lightdm to gdm3. I am still stuck in a login loop.
I also tried running startx using the terminal logged-in as the user but it just ends in a blank screen. What are the options that are possible for me and how can I diagnose this? I also tried looking at .xsession-errors which is just filled with setting environment variable message and no error message.
I tried and fixed the following, and still could not log in
$ ls -lah | grep Xauthority
-rw------- 1 isoya isoya 52 Mar 2 12:35 ./Xauthority
$ ls -lah | grep ICEauthority
-rw------- 1 isoya isoya 40K Mar 2 12:16 ./ICEauthority
$ ls -ld /tmp
drwxrwxrwt 12 root root 4096 Mar 2 14:32 /tmp
Here are my xorg log files if it helps
xorg.1.log
xorg.0.log
Likewise here is the system specs
18.04 login lightdm
18.04 login lightdm
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Login using a terminal anddf -hl(disk free, human output & local drives only) to check you have some space in $HOME (your user directory). GUI's need to create work-files which are created in $HOME, and if there is insufficient space to create them, login fails & you're logged out (no message).
– guiverc
1 hour ago
df output
– DepChemical
40 mins ago
I don't see a separate /home partition, but if I was in your position I'd check you have inodes free next, ie. add a '-i' to thedfcommand; if there are no problems there - this is not your problem.
– guiverc
28 mins ago
should there be a separate /home partition?
– DepChemical
18 mins ago
add a comment |
Login using a terminal anddf -hl(disk free, human output & local drives only) to check you have some space in $HOME (your user directory). GUI's need to create work-files which are created in $HOME, and if there is insufficient space to create them, login fails & you're logged out (no message).
– guiverc
1 hour ago
df output
– DepChemical
40 mins ago
I don't see a separate /home partition, but if I was in your position I'd check you have inodes free next, ie. add a '-i' to thedfcommand; if there are no problems there - this is not your problem.
– guiverc
28 mins ago
should there be a separate /home partition?
– DepChemical
18 mins ago
Login using a terminal and
df -hl (disk free, human output & local drives only) to check you have some space in $HOME (your user directory). GUI's need to create work-files which are created in $HOME, and if there is insufficient space to create them, login fails & you're logged out (no message).– guiverc
1 hour ago
Login using a terminal and
df -hl (disk free, human output & local drives only) to check you have some space in $HOME (your user directory). GUI's need to create work-files which are created in $HOME, and if there is insufficient space to create them, login fails & you're logged out (no message).– guiverc
1 hour ago
df output
– DepChemical
40 mins ago
df output
– DepChemical
40 mins ago
I don't see a separate /home partition, but if I was in your position I'd check you have inodes free next, ie. add a '-i' to the
df command; if there are no problems there - this is not your problem.– guiverc
28 mins ago
I don't see a separate /home partition, but if I was in your position I'd check you have inodes free next, ie. add a '-i' to the
df command; if there are no problems there - this is not your problem.– guiverc
28 mins ago
should there be a separate /home partition?
– DepChemical
18 mins ago
should there be a separate /home partition?
– DepChemical
18 mins ago
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Try the following steps:
Press
Ctrl+Alt+F3and login into the shell.Execute
ls -lA
If you see the line
-rw------- 1 root root 53 Nov 29 10:19 .Xauthority
then you need to execute the following command:
chown username:username .Xauthority
and try logging in (you may also need to do the same for .ICEauthority).
Else, do
ls -ld /tmp
Check for the first 10 letters in the left: they should be: drwxrwxrwt
drwxrwxrwt 15 root root 4096 Nov 30 04:17 /tmp
Else, you would be required to execute this command:
sudo chmod a+wt /tmp and check again.
If not both, I'd recommend you either execute: dpkg-reconfigure lightdm
or uninstall, reinstall it.
Now press Alt + -> until you reach the login screen again, and restart.
Let us know the update via the comments section.
answered 1 hour ago
Manu MathurManu Mathur
34629
I already tried those before: ``` isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -lah | grep Xauthority -rw------- 1 isoya isoya 52 Mar 2 12:35 ./Xauthority isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -lah | grep ICEauthority -rw------- 1 isoya isoya 40K Mar 2 12:16 ./ICEauthority isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -ld /tmp drwxrwxrwt 12 root root 4096 Mar 2 14:32 /tmp ```
– DepChemical
1 hour ago
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Try the following steps:
Press
Ctrl+Alt+F3and login into the shell.Execute
ls -lA
If you see the line
-rw------- 1 root root 53 Nov 29 10:19 .Xauthority
then you need to execute the following command:
chown username:username .Xauthority
and try logging in (you may also need to do the same for .ICEauthority).
Else, do
ls -ld /tmp
Check for the first 10 letters in the left: they should be: drwxrwxrwt
drwxrwxrwt 15 root root 4096 Nov 30 04:17 /tmp
Else, you would be required to execute this command:
sudo chmod a+wt /tmp and check again.
If not both, I'd recommend you either execute: dpkg-reconfigure lightdm
or uninstall, reinstall it.
Now press Alt + -> until you reach the login screen again, and restart.
Let us know the update via the comments section.
answered 1 hour ago
Manu MathurManu Mathur
34629
I already tried those before: ``` isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -lah | grep Xauthority -rw------- 1 isoya isoya 52 Mar 2 12:35 ./Xauthority isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -lah | grep ICEauthority -rw------- 1 isoya isoya 40K Mar 2 12:16 ./ICEauthority isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -ld /tmp drwxrwxrwt 12 root root 4096 Mar 2 14:32 /tmp ```
– DepChemical
1 hour ago
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Try the following steps:
Press
Ctrl+Alt+F3and login into the shell.Execute
ls -lA
If you see the line
-rw------- 1 root root 53 Nov 29 10:19 .Xauthority
then you need to execute the following command:
chown username:username .Xauthority
and try logging in (you may also need to do the same for .ICEauthority).
Else, do
ls -ld /tmp
Check for the first 10 letters in the left: they should be: drwxrwxrwt
drwxrwxrwt 15 root root 4096 Nov 30 04:17 /tmp
Else, you would be required to execute this command:
sudo chmod a+wt /tmp and check again.
If not both, I'd recommend you either execute: dpkg-reconfigure lightdm
or uninstall, reinstall it.
Now press Alt + -> until you reach the login screen again, and restart.
Let us know the update via the comments section.
answered 1 hour ago
Manu MathurManu Mathur
34629
I already tried those before: ``` isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -lah | grep Xauthority -rw------- 1 isoya isoya 52 Mar 2 12:35 ./Xauthority isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -lah | grep ICEauthority -rw------- 1 isoya isoya 40K Mar 2 12:16 ./ICEauthority isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -ld /tmp drwxrwxrwt 12 root root 4096 Mar 2 14:32 /tmp ```
– DepChemical
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Try the following steps:
Press
Ctrl+Alt+F3and login into the shell.Execute
ls -lA
If you see the line
-rw------- 1 root root 53 Nov 29 10:19 .Xauthority
then you need to execute the following command:
chown username:username .Xauthority
and try logging in (you may also need to do the same for .ICEauthority).
Else, do
ls -ld /tmp
Check for the first 10 letters in the left: they should be: drwxrwxrwt
drwxrwxrwt 15 root root 4096 Nov 30 04:17 /tmp
Else, you would be required to execute this command:
sudo chmod a+wt /tmp and check again.
If not both, I'd recommend you either execute: dpkg-reconfigure lightdm
or uninstall, reinstall it.
Now press Alt + -> until you reach the login screen again, and restart.
Let us know the update via the comments section.
answered 1 hour ago
Manu MathurManu Mathur
34629
Try the following steps:
Press
Ctrl+Alt+F3and login into the shell.Execute
ls -lA
If you see the line
-rw------- 1 root root 53 Nov 29 10:19 .Xauthority
then you need to execute the following command:
chown username:username .Xauthority
and try logging in (you may also need to do the same for .ICEauthority).
Else, do
ls -ld /tmp
Check for the first 10 letters in the left: they should be: drwxrwxrwt
drwxrwxrwt 15 root root 4096 Nov 30 04:17 /tmp
Else, you would be required to execute this command:
sudo chmod a+wt /tmp and check again.
If not both, I'd recommend you either execute: dpkg-reconfigure lightdm
or uninstall, reinstall it.
Now press Alt + -> until you reach the login screen again, and restart.
Let us know the update via the comments section.
answered 1 hour ago
Manu MathurManu Mathur
34629
answered 1 hour ago
Manu MathurManu Mathur
34629
answered 1 hour ago
Manu MathurManu Mathur
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answered 1 hour ago
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I already tried those before: ``` isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -lah | grep Xauthority -rw------- 1 isoya isoya 52 Mar 2 12:35 ./Xauthority isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -lah | grep ICEauthority -rw------- 1 isoya isoya 40K Mar 2 12:16 ./ICEauthority isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -ld /tmp drwxrwxrwt 12 root root 4096 Mar 2 14:32 /tmp ```
– DepChemical
1 hour ago
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I already tried those before: ``` isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -lah | grep Xauthority -rw------- 1 isoya isoya 52 Mar 2 12:35 ./Xauthority isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -lah | grep ICEauthority -rw------- 1 isoya isoya 40K Mar 2 12:16 ./ICEauthority isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -ld /tmp drwxrwxrwt 12 root root 4096 Mar 2 14:32 /tmp ```
– DepChemical
1 hour ago
I already tried those before: ``` isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -lah | grep Xauthority -rw------- 1 isoya isoya 52 Mar 2 12:35 ./Xauthority isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -lah | grep ICEauthority -rw------- 1 isoya isoya 40K Mar 2 12:16 ./ICEauthority isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -ld /tmp drwxrwxrwt 12 root root 4096 Mar 2 14:32 /tmp ```
– DepChemical
1 hour ago
I already tried those before: ``` isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -lah | grep Xauthority -rw------- 1 isoya isoya 52 Mar 2 12:35 ./Xauthority isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -lah | grep ICEauthority -rw------- 1 isoya isoya 40K Mar 2 12:16 ./ICEauthority isoya@oldFuck:~$ ls -ld /tmp drwxrwxrwt 12 root root 4096 Mar 2 14:32 /tmp ```
– DepChemical
1 hour ago
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Login using a terminal and
df -hl(disk free, human output & local drives only) to check you have some space in $HOME (your user directory). GUI's need to create work-files which are created in $HOME, and if there is insufficient space to create them, login fails & you're logged out (no message).– guiverc
1 hour ago
df output
– DepChemical
40 mins ago
I don't see a separate /home partition, but if I was in your position I'd check you have inodes free next, ie. add a '-i' to the
dfcommand; if there are no problems there - this is not your problem.– guiverc
28 mins ago
should there be a separate /home partition?
– DepChemical
18 mins ago