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can't signin to ubuntu due to sign-in loop
I am experiencing couple of errors on my ubuntu machine from the booting process to the sign in screen.
My Ubuntu is in emergency mode. Whenever I bootup my machine it shows the below message
You ...
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Yubikey inserted always asking for smart card login and no longer for password
I'm using Ubuntu 23.10. My company provided me a Yubikey for VPN access and everything works fine. However whenever I turn my pc on, the gdm screen only asks for smart card login (and no longer for ...
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ubuntu 22.04 gdm3 blank screen on boot
I'm running Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS and can't get gdm or lightdm to work correctly on boot. When it comes up the screens are blank, but the process is running (see below).
nvidia-smi returns correct ...
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No Desktop after version upgrade
Thinks look dark!
After doing a system upgrade from 22.04 to 23.04 my laptop displays a black screen, not even wallpaper. However, I can login via ssh. I've flailed about in ignorance and gdm.service ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 unable to boot to desktop, stuck at command-line login screen
Ubuntu 22.04 unable to boot to desktop, stuck at command-line login screen after I ran sudo update-initramfs -u
and sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target
It only shows login terminal login ...
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How to navigate gdm3 login manager with keyboard shortcuts
Pretty much I want to know how to access the cog-icon with a keyboard shortcut. Is there a way? (Everything I know about Linux tells me there should be and probably is.)
I know this is a question that ...
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Ubuntu gets stuck in a login loop unless a different user logs in
I'm trying not to make a duplicate of a previous question, but I do have the same problem. I'm using gdm3 and have purged, and reinstalled multiple times. A different user 'test' and sudo startx work. ...
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Purple screen after upgrading to Ubuntu 21.10
Couldn't log in because the gdm3 login screen has no password field, see screenshot:
The unability to switch from current session to the TTY3 text console (Ctrl+Alt+F4 or F3 didn't work here) forced ...
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Why does list of sessions types change when I switch user
When I log in with an user I have the following list
Gnome
Gnome classique
Ubuntu
But if I switch user, I have this list
Gnome
Gnome classique
Gnome on Wayland
Ubuntu
Ubuntu On Wayland
Whereas I ...
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Login Greeter takes 20~30 sec (after bootup apparently finished) to appear
I looked into this question among a few others (on and off SO) for a solution.
The upvoted (but not accepted) answer to that question, suggests entropy might be a problem.
I have infact from the ...
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How to Change Ubuntu 21.10 GDM background to a Image or to a Color
How to Change Ubuntu 21.10 gdm background to a Image or to a Color.
Below Pic is of Ubuntu 20.04 GDM Login Screen
Is there a way similar to this post which is for Ubuntu 20.04 How do I change login ...
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Ubuntu 21.10 - GDM problem - login screen
I just upgrade my desktop from Ubuntu 21.04 to 21.10. Everything works fine! I was happy.
But after that, I run a wrong program that will change the background of the graphical login screen to ...
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How to change lock screen and login screen theme to any other theme
I need help changing the login screen theme as well as the lock screen theme to Orchis.
I tried:
How to customize Lock Screen theme in Ubuntu 20.04
Change Ubuntu 20.04 login theme
How do I change ...
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Set the login screen to a different fixed refresh rate?
I am using Ubuntu 21.04 with a 144 Hz monitor.
I wonder if there is a way to set the login screen to 144 Hz?
This would probably avoid to switching the refresh rate at session startup (screen going ...
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Fast bootup, but slow login from GDM prompt to desktop
Specs
Ubuntu version: 20.10 (groovy)
Storage: SATA SSD
RAM: 8 GB DDR3
CPU: AMD A8-4500M APU
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7640G
Problem
Bootup is quite fast at 14 seconds as reported by systemd-analyze. But ...
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Login Screen: Disable the password visibility toggling button
I have a default 20.04 Ubuntu install and the login screen has a password-visibility toggling button (an eye). I wish to disable this button and make the password always invisible. How can I do this? ...
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ubuntu 20.04 missing /usr/sbin/gdm3 and /lib/systemd/system/gdm.service
This is a followup to my earlier posting on this site. I have two different Dell machines running 20.04. Both worked fine, and then, for no apparent reason, when I rebooted, I could not get to ...
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Login only via Ubuntu Wayland possible and User is missing in Login List, Ubuntu 20.04
After update from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04, all works fine. My notebook has two users there have access to the client with a separate user profile.
After Unsubscribe from my profile, is it impossible to ...
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Ubuntu login screen customization - show an animation when correct credentials are entered
I know we can customize the Ubuntu 20.04 login background, however I want to develop something slightly different.
I would like, when the user enters a correct login and credential and then click the ...
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gdm3 login loop, lightdm works in Ubuntu 20.04
A lot of people seem to have this issue, and many people have been able to fix it, but I have used every fix (besides reinstalling Ubuntu or creating a new user and moving stuff over) and have not ...
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Login loop for user account (gdm3)
I can't login in my gdm3 usual session and it goes [in loop like there]. I made sudo adduser test, and things go just fine with that user.
Before I got in that loop I did update/upgrade my system, ...
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Why am I getting keyboard input lag on the GDM login screen?
I am facing a strange issue with Ubuntu 20.04. The keyboard input lags a lot on the login screen when entering password. After login there is no lag.
My device is HP Elitebook Folio 1040 G1.
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How to change the initial login screen background with blur in Ubuntu 20.04?
In Ubuntu 20.04, if I change the wallpaper then lock screen and login screen changes automatically. I am happy with this. But When I am not logged in any account then default login screen background ...
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Black screen login loop when using GDM3
Problem
Hello everyone! I am having a problem with my Ubuntu computer using GDM3. My machine gets to the GDM3 login screen just fine, but whenever I type in my password and hit the button to log in ...
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How do I change login screen theme or background in Ubuntu 20.04?
How can I change the Ubuntu 20.04 login screen theme or background?
In the previous version 19.10, I can change it from the CSS file under Yaru theme but now there is no CSS file.
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Unlocking Ubuntu with a pin instead of a long password
I am trying to set up a pin unlock for my laptop running Ubuntu 19.10. Everything is going very smooth except that I don't know how to do it. I found a page that has the procedure.
https://bbs....
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Ubuntu 18.04 lightdm does not work properly
I do not like gdm on Ubuntu 18.04 so I have replaced it with good old lightdm and unity-greeter with the following command:
sudo apt install lightdm unity-greeter
I've also selected lightdm in ...
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View Password At login
I have some users who cant seem to remember their passwords, so I am looking for some ways to better help the users. There are web apps and mobile apps that allow the user to click on the "eye" icon ...
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Where can I find the layout of login screen of GDM default theme?
I'll explain it better. I want to change some colors, fonts and what I want of the default login screen. I like it and I don't want to change it, but I changed the background and now some texts are ...
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19.04 gnome-session login after screen blank -- impossible without mouse
as posted before (19.04 gnome session login - is it impossible without mouse?)
this seems to be the case.
apart from that, I'd like to know how to get the top-right
settings/shutdown menu just by ...
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First time booting up and other log ins look different
I have installed Ubuntu 19.04 (with GNOME) on my MSI GL62-7QF. By using GNOME Tweaks I managed to install Pop!_OS shell theme, while using the desktop everything works as intended, once I log out the ...
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How to install a downloaded gdm theme to change my log in theme?
I have downloaded themes from https://www.gnome-look.org and I have changed applied the gtk themes and shell themes successfully. But I am facing a great difficulty in changing the log in screen. I ...
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Ubuntu 18 login loop + startx works
So recently I got stuck in a login loop on Ubuntu 18. I tried some solutions posted here but none of them works for me so far. Here's what I tried by accessing terminal from login screen:
Checking ...
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Keep GDM from printing password to console?
Whenever I login with GDM, it prints my password to the console, and when logging out it is visible temporarily until GDM loads again. I would like to disable this (assuming it's supposed to do this ...
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Changing the Colour of GNOME (GDM) Login Box on Ubuntu 18.04
I changed the background to an image on my login screen. No problem. However, I want to change the user selection box from orange to something complimentary.
How do I do this?
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Two different login screens on Ubuntu 18.10!
So i installed Ubuntu 18.10 fresh install and i did have the normal new login screen of ubuntu gdm3. Ive been downloading gnome themes and i noticed after i did everything(idk if its from installing ...
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18.04 Switch users stops working after a while
After a reboot, I am generally able to switch users, and this works for a while. However, after some time the switch user option returns me to the password dialogue for the current user, and clicking ...
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Is there a prettier login screen for Ubuntu 18.10?
Not sure why but my Ubuntu 18.10 has installed with a rather visually ugly login screen.
I’ve seen people with older versions have nicer login pages, am I missing anything? Here is a screenshot:
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Problem with lock screen after suspend
I'm running Ubuntu 18.10, and I've changed my login screen to lightdm (since I don't like the gdm3 screen), but whenever my laptop suspends, it'll still show the gnome lock screen to log back in. ...
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Change login screen styles in Ubuntu 18.10
To install theme for login screen I need to change /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/ubuntu.css. But it is not there. What is the alternative for that file in Ubuntu 18.10?
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Caps lock indicator for Ubuntu 18.04 lock screen and login screen?
My laptop does not have a led or anything to show whether the caps lock is on or not, and while Kubuntu warns you on the lockscreen about whether your caps lock is on or not, Ubuntu seems to lack it. ...
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How to revert GDM to default Ubuntu 18.10 (to utilize new lock/login screens)
My question is pretty much summed up by the title. GNOME 3.30 touts a new lock/login screen, yet Ubuntu 18.10 lacks any changes to GDM. I was just wondering if there was a way to actually SEE and USE ...
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Cannot change login screen background in 18.10
I changed both the desktop and login screen background photos. However,only desktop photo is changed. The one on the login screen is still the purple Ubuntu one. Is this a bug?
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Ubuntu 18.04 Login window loop
Is there any reason the login window would stop working and start looping? I'm running 18.04. I normally RDP into the ubuntu box, but that isn't working now. Using a keyboard and mouse, I see my ...
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18.04 login fails after screen lock
After doing an update today, I can no longer login after a screen lock. I enter my password, the screen goes black and then returns to the login screen. The only way to login again is to reboot.
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Disable zoom on GDM, Ubuntu 18.04 [duplicate]
Ubuntu seems to detect that my laptop has a high resolution screen and, by default, sets everything to a 200% zoom. I prefer to set this back to no zoom, but with larger font sizes. This was no ...
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Scripting the hiding of username on login screen (18.04)
I have a script to set up an ubuntu workstation with standard settings. One of the things it did on 16.04 was hide the usernames from the login screen.
Moving to 18.04 and I am having some ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 : How to play sound before login [duplicate]
I remember an old time when the login screen played a drum sound before login (actually the dialog-question.ogg from Ubuntu sound theme). I found the sound useful to inform you the system was ready so ...
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Input devices stop working after logout or switch-user in ubuntu 18.04 LTS
After clicking logout or switch user, once the system reaches the greeter/login screen, input devices -- keyboard, mouse, touchpad -- stop working, making it impossible to login back or shutdown.
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How to change the login screen resolution in Ubuntu 18.04
I need a way to change the boot-up and login screen resolution to 1920 x 1080 resolution. I have a 4K display on my laptop and can't read the text in the grub bootloader screen properly as they aren't ...
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