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after 13.04 upgrade, I can't login using my old login

Asked by tadiv

I can't use my old login to login - I had to create a new login to access the machine as an admin, but I still can't access my old profile - I did update the password to a strong one (seems required now :-( ...

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Tom

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword

Reset your user password using that guide.

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tadiv (tadiv-comcast) said : 		#2

I'm sorry - I didn't define my problem clearly enough...

I was able to change the old login password but I an still unable to login using that login - and more discovered detail here - I can't use that login with the gnome login screen - I am successful at loging in using the "gnome fallback" login screen...

Any suggestions on how I can get the standard gnome login screen to work again?

Thanks,
Tom

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Use the same password reset method and recursively chown your user's home folder to itself. Assuming your username is 'foo'

chown -R foo:foo /home/foo

You will get a warning but this is normal. Reboot and retry.

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tadiv (tadiv-comcast) said : 		#4

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

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tadiv (tadiv-comcast) said : 		#5

Thank you!

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#6

Do you by any chance run commands like:

sudo gedit

or

sudo nautilus

By any chance?

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tadiv (tadiv-comcast) said : 		#7

Now and then, if I need to edit a protected file... Why?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#8

Thats what causes it. Sudo is NOT suitable for GUI applications. If you want to run GUI applications as root, use gksudo. You will then not cause the issue as you will be using your OS correctly. Sudo is ONLY to be used for command line commands like apt-get, cp and so on. You can technically use gksudo for both.

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tadiv (tadiv-comcast) said : 		#9

The cause of? Not being able to log on after the upgrade? (We're always learning new things!)

Tom

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#10

Cause of mangled permissions

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tadiv (tadiv-comcast) said : 		#11

Ah - OK - thanks!

Tom