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gdm package

cant get past the log in screen

Asked by Mitchell Gibson

When i try to open my computer it goes to a log in screen and has my name and user
when i type my password the screen will flash and then loops back to the log in screen.
I can't get pass the Log in page.

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NeilB89 (neil-barker) said : 		#1

I'm getting the same thing. I've been logging in fine for weeks then today the same thing is happening to me. I know I'm typing the correct password because if I enter a different one it brings up 'authentication failure'

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#2

Please try this:

Please press ctrl+alt+f2 and made login with your user and password
Please be sure you are connected to a network via ethernet cable and use dhclient from the command line to get an internet connection type:

sudo dhclient

(if the system ask you a password give your user password, you will not see nothing when you type it, then press enter)

sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get --reinstall --purge install gdm gnome-session
sudo apt-get --reinstall --purge install indicator-applet-session apparmor

sudo reboot

Hth

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