Hmm, I've never had any issues with logging in. All my problems seem to stem from not using the machine for long periods of time ( >24 hours).
I came in this morning to find the machines display to be non responsive, I was able to SSH in an attempted to restart gdm (didn't work), my .xsession-errors file came back with: /etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup... Setting IM through im-switch for locale=en_US. Start IM through /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/all_ALL linked to /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/default. /usr/bin/startxfce4: X server already running on display :0 ** (gnome-screensaver:1445): WARNING **: Failed to get session presence proxy: Could not get owner of name 'org.gnome.SessionManager': no such nam e xfdesktop[1467]: starting up (xfce4-mixer-plugin:1487): libxfce4mixer-CRITICAL **: xfce_mixer_get_track: assertion `GST_IS_MIXER (card)' failed (xfce4-mixer-plugin:1487): xfce4-mixer-plugin-CRITICAL **: xfce_mixer_plugin_set_card: assertion `GST_IS_MIXER (card)' failed (xfce4-mixer-plugin:1487): xfce4-mixer-plugin-CRITICAL **: xfce_mixer_plugin_set_track: assertion `GST_IS_MIXER_TRACK (track)' failed (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1507): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot register existing type `_PolkitError' (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1507): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed ** (nm-applet:1516): DEBUG: foo_client_state_changed_cb (xfce4-terminal:1532): Terminal-WARNING **: Unable to load terminal preferences. ** (update-notifier:1525): DEBUG: error during dbus call: The name org.debian.apt was not provided by any .service files (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1507): polkit-gnome-1-WARNING **: Error enumerating temporary authorizations: Remote Exception invoking org.f reedesktop.PolicyKit1.Authority.EnumerateTemporaryAuthorizations() on /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/Authority at name org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: or g.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: Cannot determine session the caller is in ---- # more Xorg.1.log X.Org X Server 1.6.4 Release Date: 2009-9-27 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-23-server i686 Ubuntu Current Operating System: Linux DW 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:04:26 UTC 2009 i686 Kernel command line: root=UUID=94fd330e-962d-4b52-bb50-9c82653a6c10 ro quiet splash Build Date: 26 October 2009 05:15:02PM xorg-server 2:1.6.4-2ubuntu4 (buildd@) Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.1.log", Time: Mon Nov 23 09:49:21 2009 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section. (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0) (**) | |-->Monitor "Configured Monitor" (**) | |-->Device "Configured Video Device" (==) Automatically adding devices (==) Automatically enabling devices (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (==) FontPath set to: /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc, /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled, /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled, /usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1, /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi, /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi, /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType, built-ins (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules" (II) Cannot locate a core pointer device. (II) Cannot locate a core keyboard device. (II) The server relies on HAL to provide the list of input devices. If no devices become available, reconfigure HAL or disable AllowEmptyInput. (II) Loader magic: 0x3bc0 (II) Module ABI versions: X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4 X.Org Video Driver: 5.0 X.Org XInput driver : 4.0 X.Org Server Extension : 2.0 (II) Loader running on linux (--) using VT number 9 ------ This is getting quite annoying to say the least. -- X crash on start (Xubuntu) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/460478 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs