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Alataire
May 3rd, 2010, 10:04 PM
In the screen System > Administration > Users and Groups > Password > Change I select the box 'Don't ask for password on login' (automatic login). Since then, when booting, after I select my account on the login screen, I get a bunch of different error messages, in the following order:
(1) "Could not update ICEauthority file /home/user/.ICEauthority"
(2) Error message that reads something like: Problem with the configuration server, ....
(3) Error from Nautilus: (translated from dutch): Cannot create mandatory directories: /home/user/Desktop
/home/user/.nautilus
(4) Update Window: "Record your encryption passphrase" > No idea what I have to do with this, if I execute the suggested action, this has no effect, and the system doesn't respond as indicated in the window itself.
(5) Now I get the blank default Desktop background, with nothing on it (no menu's, links, etc.)
I am sort of logged in however, because I can get a screen to shut down, restart etc., when pushing my computer's on/off button. And after a break I get the normal login window that asks my password. If I enter it, the system hangs.

> Maybe this bug has to do with messed up file permissions? I have no idea. Maybe it's related to the fact that my home directory is encrypted (encryptfs)

Work-around to be able to login again and turn autmatic login off: boot with recovery mode, log in manually from the command prompt, and run 'startx' to start up ubuntu.

quixote
May 5th, 2010, 04:01 AM
Well, that's the workaround I was going to suggest, but you beat me to it. :D

Lucid shouldn't be doing that though, just because you asked for auto login. Have you checked the known bugs (https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid) ? If it's not there, go ahead and file one. Sounds like a bug to me.

Alataire
May 8th, 2010, 08:22 PM
Thanks for your suggestion! I've reported this as Bug #577563 on https://bugs.launchpad.net.