@gunnarhj I tried this. I'm getting the following output: "cat: /root/.xsession-errors: No such file or directory"
"sudo cat /var/log/lightdm/lightdm/lightdm.log" executed but problem persists -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1366209 Title: Returned to the greeter screen when logging in. Status in lightdm package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: If I log in as Guest or root, I can get into the account. However, if I use my normal user account, I just get returned to the login screen. If I use gdm as my desktop manager, I can get to my user account. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: lightdm 1.10.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Sep 5 17:49:46 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-08-19 (16 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) ProcEnviron: TERM=linux PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: lightdm UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1366209/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp