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Ubuntu 20.04 screen turns purple briefly after entering password on login screen
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I encountered the same problem as the two above. After I entered the password on the login screen and logged in, my computer screen would be black for a while, and then ...
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Slow ssh logins
I have a bunch of servers all running Ubuntu 20.04 and all configured the same, we use Chef to configure things.
System details:
OS: Ubuntu 20.04LTS with the latest patches
Hardware: Dell R730s, ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 login fails (one more time)
My Ubuntu 20.04 suddenly stopped coming up. I enter a password, things
crank for a bit, and then I am asked for a password again. This can go on
and on.
I am able to bring up 16.04, and using it, I ...
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Trying to change login password but new password doesn't stick
Changing it via sudo passwd said it was changed sucessfully, but when I log out and log back in the new password doesn't work. However it'll take the old password. So I tried sudo passwd (my prifile ...
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How do I login normally to my Ubuntu PC again after an account lockout?
While my Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal) PC was at the lock screen, I inadvertently left an object on the keyboard for over an hour. It repeatedly pressed who knows how many buttons. When I found it, it was ...
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How to fix the desktop screen from the cui login screen
OS name: Ubuntu 20.04
After booting and displaying the Ubuntu logo, I got a black screen with a blinking cursor. After switching to the GUI login screen from the information on the net, I entered my ...
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After entering the password and hitting enter the screen is blurred
Ubuntu boots normally and reaches the login screen. After entering the password and hitting enter, screen goes blurred. Is there any way to troubleshoot this problem?
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Speech on signing in
ubuntu 20.04 How do I stop my LENOVO laptop saying "black circle, black circle, black circle ... paddle" when I enter my password at start up ?
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Unlock password dialog no longer granting access
I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 with Gnome on a Lenovo laptop.
About three months ago, my laptop started refusing my password when unlocking, both when the session timed out due to inactivity and when it was ...
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Login Prompt not appearing on Ubuntu 20.04 login screen
As a disclaimer: I realise that there are a lot of questions on here that are similar to this one I haven't found one that is completely similar to my situation.
Yesterday my laptop ran out of battery ...
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Screenshot process on login screen
After every time I take a screenshot, a Screenshot process instance appears on the login screen:
They stay there until I reboot. Is there any way to prevent these from appearing, or even just remove ...
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Can't use su command to interactively login as another user
I am currently using ubuntu 20.04 machine.
I created a user with password using the useradd command.
I need to change the PATH variable of that user. So i used su - <username> to interactivelly ...
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How to disable automatic login on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS? [duplicate]
Sorry for my bad English.
At home I have a shared Ubuntu computer. However, every time it boots, the system automatically logs in to my account without a password (eventhough my account has a password ...
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forgot ubuntu password of instance
i have an oracle instance with ubuntu i don't remember having set a password for ubuntu but when i run the following command
systemctl enable emperor.uwsgi.service
it's required a password
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Inhibit ESM messages at login
I would like to inhibit the generation of the following messages when I ssh into my machine
Expanded Security Maintenance for Applications is not enabled.
Enable ESM Apps to receive additional future ...
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How to run a command as root on login
I want to run this command as root on login:
systemctl mask --now sleep.target suspend.target hibernate.target hybrid-sleep.target
I had some problems with the laptop randomly logging out, every 1 - ...
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Can't login on terminal Ubuntu 20.04 (glibc related?)
I can't login anymore neither on an Ubuntu 20.04 terminal nor by graphical login. The screen casts a pretty regular message and within a fraction of a second logs me out again.
The last activity I've ...
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I can't login for administrator access [duplicate]
So whenever I try to use sudo commands on my Ubuntu 20.04 on my laptop(I have a partition for Ubuntu) and I am asked to type password ,even though I type in correct password I get a notification ...
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After latest security patches updation of ubuntu 20.04 version, Domain Joined computers are not recognised as member
After latest security patches updation of ubuntu 20.04 version, Domain Joined computers are not recognised as member. Even Local admin account only login can possible. Last two days facing the issue. ...
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VNC Crashes right after login
While I'm connecting to a pc via VNC it works smoothly but when I'm trying to log in a specific user which I added the user via the Join to domain process the VNC crashes right after, the login worked ...
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What is the negative login time in the "last" command?
When I use the last command, the log time is minus. I don't know what it means.
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Ubuntu is asking for authentication when booting and before login
Ubuntu is asking for user and password authentication before user's login. It asks when the Acer logo and Ubuntu logo still appear. After inputing a random username and password, it will bring me to ...
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modesetting driver with AccelMethod glamor - tty Problem
I switched my system (Xubuntu 20.04.05 LTS) from the intel driver to the modesetting driver with AccelMethod glamor. If I start my system, everything works well, the system shows still the graphics ...
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When loggin in after inactivity all windows be in minimized state (show desktop wallpaper)
I have my work computer in an open space. Is it possible to configure ubuntu so that when I login after inactivity all windows be in minimized state and the PC shows the desktop?
Ubuntu 20.04 / 22.04
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.Xauthority login loop
My .Xauthority file doesn't look like it should? It's supposed to be -rw------- 1 but mine has a bunch of extra r's (-rw-r--r-- 1). Ubuntu 20.04 is stuck in a login loop and I'm trying to fix it, ...
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How to set a timer that starts when I login and then alerts after a set time
I am monitoring my computer screen time usage and I often find myself running uptime --pretty and I would like to find out a better way. My goal is to to wrap my work up within 2 hours of sitting at ...
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Cannot login ssh on ubuntu core 22
After installing Ubuntu core 22 on the raspberry 3 mode B+. I cannot login by ssh. I try to use similar password with my account but not successfully.
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Ubuntu 20.04 freezes immediately after login
It was working normal I was just trying to upgrade python version. Suddenly my computer freezes. I hard shutdown the computer and restarted it again. After login the desktop shows but my mouse freezes ...
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Login screen corrupted ubuntu 20.04
I was checking different monitor resolutions, and one came up garbage, so I just waited for the revert time-out, and everything was fine, I set it back to its original. But, now the login screen is ...
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Cannot click on login screen on Ubuntu
I am facing a weird issue on my laptop. Whenever I boot into my system I'm not able to click anywhere on the login screen. Keyboard works as expected and I can move cursor on the login screen but ...
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How to REMOVE clock from Login (SDDM) AND Lock Screen KDE Plasma?
I've been rummaging around /usr/share looking for the files to remove the clock from both the Login and Lock screens, but so far nothing has worked, and recently removing the Clock.Qml file from /usr/...
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Ubuntu 20.04 - LightDM Auto Login Not Consistently Working
I've got a fresh install of Ubuntu 20.04, but can't get auto login to work consistently.
The only workaround i've found is to add a 2 second wait time, but i want to get to the root of the issue.
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20.04 Boot Problems: Login loop, slow boot, NETPLAN DNS settings not applied after boot, need help
I am running an up-to-date Ubuntu system on a physical PC:
Linux 5.13.0-35-generic x86_64
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="20.04.4 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
and I am experiencing the following ...
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Suspend closes applications and brings me to login
When I suspend my desktop, I am almost immediately brought to the login page, and when I log back in, my applications have been shut down. Potentially related: powering off brings me to the login page ...
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Managed Ubuntu 20.04 system - login loop
I have been struggling with a login loop issue for ~1 month now and am unable to resolve it despite help from my work IT department. The issue is that I am unable to login through the GUI - if I do, I ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 : Fingerprint authentication not available for all users [using fprintd somerville-millesa]
I am using Dell Latitude 7520 with Ubuntu 20.04 installed. I have enrolled my fingerprint via terminal using fprintd-enroll and have successfully enrolled my print. I am able to login to my machine ...
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Stuck at login screen tty1 (Ubuntu 20.04.2)
I am using Ubuntu via a virtual machine and every time I either exit saving the current estate or power it off, it always work when running the virtual machine again. After trying to install python3 ...
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Displaying login screen on x-screen 1
I am working on a system (Ubuntu 20.04) configured with multiple x-screens.
Currently the login screen and desktop are displayed on x-screen 0
Is it possible to change the x-screen on which the login ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 come back to the login page after I login [duplicate]
When I start Ubuntu 20.04 and I login, It shows the console with a hyphen, and come backs to the login page. I already looked in some forums and pages but nothing worked.
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How can I execute a command before login?
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
I want to execute the command xdotool mousemove 960 540 to center my mouse pointer before login. I can do it just by adding the command to Startup Applications, but then it only runs ...
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Unable to login or reboot after I made computer disk read only and logged out of the dystem
I made the computer disk read only by mistake and after that I logged off from the Ubuntu and switched off my system. When I started my system then it is unable to restart or reboot. Clicked Ctrl+F2 ...
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How to replace login screen system
I'm having issues with my the default ubuntu login system, because
It takes FOREVER to load when I close and open my laptop
It often doesn't load correctly, the dock icons are missing and opening the ...
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ubuntu login failure after uninstalling protonvpn
Hi: After trying for hours to login to protonvpn using its app on ubuntu 20.04 (and not having internet access during that time) I decided to uninstall the protonvpn app, and start over. Big mistake.
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Login Loop cannot CTR-ALT-F3 to command promt
I am stuck in a login loop. I see lots of suggestions about getting to a command prompt and either freeing memory, clearing log files, or undoing the last updates and upgrades. Sadly, when I get to ...
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unresponsive black screen after suspend
I have acer swift sf314-43 that running on ryzen 5500U with integrated gpu
My Ubuntu 20.04 shows black screen after login from suspend.
The screen show login form but as soon as I press enter it ...
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Xauthority file inside /run/user/1000/gdm/Xauthority instead of my home directory
I'm currently experiencing the log-in loop bug, and I found out that the .Xauthority file isn't in my home drive at all, but rather inside /run/user/1000/gdm/Xauthority. None of the websites I used to ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 is freezing every login, what can I do to diagnose?
The hardware all passes the dell diagnostics and the SMART check on the hard disk.
The laptop is freezing randomly, sometimes at the disk decryption screen, sometimes after 10 minutes of logging in, ...
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Can't log in to Gnome session
EDIT
What I tried
To solve problem #2 below
Logging into VT2 and running
$ startx -- :0
(or :1) gives me
...
EE) Please also check the log file at "/home/user1/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.1.log"...
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Accounts Expired after CIS Hardening on Ubuntu 20.04 - Workstation Level 1
I tried to harden my Ubuntu 20.04 installation as per instructions in https://ubuntu.com/security/certifications/docs/cis. After running the hardening script as specified, I could not run the CIS ...
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Lightdm gives black screen after logging out
I am using Ubuntu 20.04 with lightdm.
Everything is fine except that if I log out, the screen turns black. And I have to press Ctrl + Alt + F2 to get the console and issue sudo lightdm to get the ...
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