Can't login after upgrading to 11.10

[new123]

I just upgraded from 11.04 to 11.10 and I can only login with Guest. If I try with my username (root) it just return me to login screen again. I tried logging in with Gnome classic, Gnome classic (no effects), Ubuntu, and all other in the list, same problem.

[onex]

I'm glad it's not just me then!

I followed advice re the following bug:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...us/+bug/811441

That appeared to get me past command line, but now I'm unable to log in with my username with the same behavior. It appears to kill the X session, which then prompts it to restart and give me a log in screen again.

I've tried all the desktops, including Recovery and it's not playing.

Still trying to debug, so if I find anything, I'll post it here.

[onex]

Well, this worked for me:

1. At log in screen, press Ctrl+Alt+F1
2. Login with your username/password
3. ls -Shla | grep "Xauthority"
4. sudo mv .Xauthority Xauthority.old
5. sudo shutdown -r now

I was then able to log in without issue.

Hope this helps!

[edgardol]

Ctrl-Alt-F1 or F2 or ... F6 take me to a blank screen. No prompt at all. I also tried pressing the SHIFT key during boot and I also get a blank screen.
Is there another way to boot in text mode ?

I can login as one user, but trying to login to another user takes me back to the login screen. I tried removing the .Xauthority file of the "problem" user from the "good" user and then rebooting, and it didn't make any difference.
Any other suggestion would be very welcome !

[powersurge360]

Reboot your computer and make sure you do those steps *before* trying to log in. I had exactly this same problem minutes ago and was able to resolve it by deleting my .Xauthority from the command line.

So do this:

* Reboot
* Do *not* try to log in through the GUI
* Press ctrl+alt+f1
* Enter credentials
* Run rm .Xauthority
* Reboot (sudo reboot now).

If this still doesn't work, I'm afraid I'm tapped :<

[cives]

Reboot your computer and make sure you do those steps *before* trying to log in. I had exactly this same problem minutes ago and was able to resolve it by deleting my .Xauthority from the command line.

So do this:

* Reboot
* Do *not* try to log in through the GUI
* Press ctrl+alt+f1
* Enter credentials
* Run rm .Xauthority
* Reboot (sudo reboot now).

If this still doesn't work, I'm afraid I'm tapped :<

Powersurge360: I tried what you suggest without success, unfortunately.
I also have this login problem, as explained in this other thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...1#post11359040
Any help? Thanks in advance.

[powersurge360]

Hmmm... Are you getting exactly that problem with the permissions?

At worst, you could potentially create a new user and put them in all the same groups that you are in and go from there.

sudo adduser <account_name>

groups
^ take note of what groups show up here

sudo adduser <account_name> <group_name>

and then use that account going forward. It sucks, but it beats reinstalling :<

[cives]

powersurge360, thank you very much for your help.
effenberg0x0 solved my problem with the instructions offered in this post:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...8&postcount=11

[new123]

Reboot your computer and make sure you do those steps *before* trying to log in. I had exactly this same problem minutes ago and was able to resolve it by deleting my .Xauthority from the command line.

So do this:

* Reboot
* Do *not* try to log in through the GUI
* Press ctrl+alt+f1
* Enter credentials
* Run rm .Xauthority
* Reboot (sudo reboot now).

If this still doesn't work, I'm afraid I'm tapped :<

1st thing I tried is this and the problem is gone, thanks =))

[new123]

It's solved thank you all for help
Just deleted .Xauthority, that's all.
^^