Just for those meeting this problem, here is my procedure to login. A better one would be to find which script sets /dev/null to crw------ just after boot!
After booting, when the login screen appears, I type Alt+Ctrl+F1 to get a console. Then I login as user and: $ sudo chmod a+rw /dev/null Since I have a non us keyboard I have to remember the position for + and / on a us keyboard. Then I return to the X screen with Alt+Ctrl+F7 and can login. -- /dev/null permission https://launchpad.net/bugs/58509 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
