Many thanks for that. PF
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 3:09 AM, Dik Allison <[email protected]>wrote: > Found a work-around. I have GDM installed as well as lightdm. I typed: > > sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm > > to tell the system to use GDM instead of lightdm. Everything now works, > but I still need permanent fix so I can stay 'standard' with lightdm. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/875542 > > Title: > Can't login as administrator, only as Guest. Once correct password is > typed using Administrator as user, screen goes black and then returns > to login. As Guest I cannot access external drives, etc. Also cannot > shutdown. > > Status in “gksu” package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > Just installed Oneiric Ocelot and cannot Login as Administrator. Once > correct password is typed using Administrator as user, screen goes > black and then returns to login. Password is correct as I have not > changed it for a long time and, as Guest, I can provide password to > check for updates and the password is accepted. As Guest I cannot > access external drives, etc. Also, the system won't let me shutdown - > I must disconnect the power. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 > Package: gksu 2.0.2-5ubuntu2 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic-pae 3.0.4 > Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic-pae i686 > NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia > ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3 > Architecture: i386 > Date: Sun Oct 16 17:41:28 2011 > ProcEnviron: > PATH=(custom, no user) > LANG=en_AU.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: gksu > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-16 (0 days ago) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gksu/+bug/875542/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/875542 Title: Can't login as administrator, only as Guest. Once correct password is typed using Administrator as user, screen goes black and then returns to login. As Guest I cannot access external drives, etc. Also cannot shutdown. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gksu/+bug/875542/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
