Questions tagged [login]
Questions related to logging into a user session or shell, for example at the graphical login screen that normally appears at the end of the boot process
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Can't login to computer
My computer dual boots Linux alongside Windows. I'm stuck at the login screen on Linux, where my cursor has turned into a white box, I can't input my password, and the words "Authorization failed&...
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How to require 2FA for local Ubuntu login?
There are directions on configuring 2FA for SSH. However, I'm interested in mandating 2FA for logal sign in. For example, normally, the login might look like this:
ubuntu login: cocomac
Password:
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Can't log in to any desktop environment other than GNOME on Raspberry Pi 5
Raspberry Pi Imager only lets you install regular Ubuntu instead of Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, etc. Figuring that I could just change the desktop environment on the Pi itself I installed Ubuntu ...
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Error Message Upon Lid Reopen on Ubuntu 23.10 - Lenovo Legion Slim 5"
I recently purchased a Lenovo Legion Slim 5 laptop with a Ryzen 7 7000 series and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060. I decided to install Ubuntu 23.10. Although the operating system generally works fine, I ...
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unable to login root after cis hardening
after i follow cis 5.4.2 Ensure lockout for failed password attempts is configured to configure faillock and after reboot i unable to login root or other account.
this is my conf
# /etc/pam.d/common-...
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How to Login to SSH with Dynamic username
I some external Gateway through which the ssh requests come and need to log the sessionID in the linux when the connection happens. I can send the sessionID (some string) along with the username while ...
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Password Ubuntu 22.04 for Xilinx Devices
I downloaded image and write it into SDcard refering to https://ubuntu.com/download/amd#community
and
https://xilinx-wiki.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/A/pages/2363129857/Getting+Started+with+Certified+...
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Lenovo fingerprint sensor linux IdeaPad 3 15IAU7 Laptop - Type 82RK Not working
Running lsusb gives me the model.
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 04f3:0c4b Elan Microelectronics Corp. ELAN:Fingerprint
When I go to
Settings → User → Unlock user
and then enable the fingerprint login, I ...
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Xubuntu 22.04.4 Slow desktop start after login (2-15 minutes)
I have problem and I need help with my Dell Inspiron 3525.
The PC starts up correctly until the login screen. After entering my username and password and accessing it, I can see the wallpaper and the ...
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one portal to authenticate different applications
I have installed ojs, koha, dspace7 and moodle succesfully on ubuntu 20.04 and I need to use one portal to authenticate the login to all these service, any guide or technical reference I can rely on ...
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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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Consistent Appearance Between Lock Screen and Log Out Screen in Xubuntu 22.04?
I installed Xubuntu 22.04 and applied a Gruvbox theme I downloaded from the internet.
Now, from the application menu, when I press "Lock Screen," a login screen comes up that matches my ...
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Ubuntu 23.10 - Authentication Error - Login issue after suspend
Recently I came across in my Ubuntu Desktop v23.10, my laptop screen goes to suspend mode after 5 mins of inactivity. When I woke up the laptop and entered the correct login credentials, it showed &...
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Unable to login GUI using credentials in Ubuntu 22.04
Unable to login to GUI in Ubuntu 22.04 using the correct credentials, getting error as
Sorry, password Authentication didn't work, please try again.
When try to login from putty, username was ...
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Cant log from local (keyboard) only using ssh plus "sudo su" give error:
I was messing with limits.conf and 99-sysctl.conf, and I became unable to access my system locally (i.e. using a keyboard). I cannot log in as any user, not even as root. I can only access my system ...
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Logging in after remoting to my ubuntu pc shows a black screen
I am new to RDP setups, I have my mac setup to remote into my ubuntu PC (22.04.3 LTS) when I am at my University and it works fine. The only problem I am having is that after closing the connection, ...
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Login Screen goes blank after being idle
When I boot Ubuntu Desktop 22.04.3 and get to the login screen if I leave it idle for a minute or two the screen goes blank. How can I disable that? I've already tried disabling everything in Power ...
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Center the login screen on Ubuntu 23.10
Since I got my Ubuntu 23.10 installed the login screen text box stays on the left, whereas I believe it should be in the center of the screen. Here is a picture of my login screen:
I don't know if ...
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Using etc/security/time.conf for groups
how could I set for group "spedytorzy" logon hours 7-15 from Monday to Friday?
Actually I have *;*;@spedytorzy;Wk0700-1500 and added to /etc/pam.d/sshd file ,,account required pam_exec.so&...
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Ubuntu 22 stuck in login loop after installation. xauthority file seems missing
I tried installing ubuntu 22 LTS on my lenovo ideapad, but after installation the system is stuck in a login loop. I used ctrl+alt+F3 to login via terminal and saw that xAuthority file is missing.
Can ...
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Ubuntu 23.10 - a new password page during boot
Ubuntu 23.10, PC, Mate Desktop
23.10 has been working fine and I wanted to restore my VPN wiped out during the last update/upgrade and worked with the vendor to restore operation. That involved many ...
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Black screen after disk login
I tried logging into my laptop and after I unlock the disk I get a screen with text that appears for seconds and then a black screen. I have tried to open the terminal using ctrl + alt + f2/f4/F5 etc ...
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Automatic Login Not Working
As the title says, automatic login is not working. I've tried a few things, turning it off and on, changing the password, and restarting the system. I always get asked for a password on login however, ...
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non-login shell sources $HOME/[.local/]bin to $PATH and I can't find why
OS: Ubuntu Desktop 22.04
I am initially logged in as user carl. I open a shell and echo $0, I get the confirmation that I am in a non-login shell. ("bash", no dash)
But when I then echo $...
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GNOME Display Manager Ubuntu Boot Issue
My ubuntu desktop boots only upto Gnome display manager and does not show login screen.
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My password does not work
I have installed VirtualBox and Xubuntu today, and have set a password and took a photo of it while on the "unattended guest OS install set up".
After then completing all the steps that were ...
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pre answer gnome-initial-setup-first-login for all users to be created
Ubuntu 22.04.
Thanks to this page, I know how to completely disable the questions that all new user have to answer when they connect for the firs time.
I use this command to create an override:
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Ubuntu sound settings are getting muted upon ssh login
Problem: Sound settings are being muted when the first user, other than the default user, attempts to login to Ubuntu through SSH. This issue is not related to any PC fault. It occurs whenever a user, ...
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Headless computer (Update 2)
I'm running Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS, GNOME 42.9, Windowing X11.
I can turn off the monitor but if I restart the OS I can't log back in with Windows RDT, and my goal is to never have to plug a monitor into ...
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Login issue in Ubuntu
I can log in to the VPS server with an IP address but once log in to Ubuntu after some time its screen is locked then if I am trying to enter with the same password. It does not log in at all to the ...
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Black screen on log in after update
I'm running Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS and have been for some time without issue.
Today I installed an update through apt as usual. It was a fairly large update to the latest version.
Now the laptop boots up ...
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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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Linux serial console disconnect to trigger user logout
I am trying to force a user-logout from console (physical serial console, or virsh console in case of KVM) on disconnect. I.e., when user is on console, logged in and then disconnects without logging ...
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My SSH keys no longer work
For some reason my VPS ignores/bypasses the passphrase for my pubic/private SSH keys and logs me in automatically, without the need for a passphrase or password.
I haven't made any changes or even ...
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Cannot access GUI after restarting during python installation
I was installing Python on Ubuntu and suddenly I was not able to find the terminal. I have then restarted the PC now facing the below interface. I am confused what to do.
It asks for a username and ...
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Login screen upside down
I am using Ubuntu 22.04LTS on my GPD pocket 3.
The problem is that my login screen is upside-down.
I found this command: sudo cp ~/.config/monitors.xml /var/lib/gdm3/.config/ I tried typing it into ...
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Login loop - Squares instead of letters in the username
After upgrading to Ubuntu 23.10, I got a login loop problem. Also when I try to login through the tty, typing in a user gets these rectangles instead of the letters. When entering numbers, they are ...
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Trouble logging Active Directory from Windows Server 2022 to an Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 LTS
I actually joined the realm, but the problem is when I try to log in with an Active Directory user, I can't. I added the machine to the active directory via installation and everything is ok.
running ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 login loop, Failed to start GNOME Display Manager
I'm facing an issue with my Ubuntu system. GNOME Display Manager fails to start at boot and I am unable to login into another tty. Any attempt to login will get me back to credentials prompt.
The only ...
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Why is login process's command line partially wiped off when queried via /proc/PID/cmdline?
I'm facing a strange situation on Ubuntu 20.04 .
Starting with a root shell, I run login -h selflinux -f chj to log user chj into a new Bash shell. Then I try to query the login process's command line,...
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How to trigger a notification for any console login?
I'm trying to find a way to trigger a notification script when anyone logs in via a console (so not ssh).
There are many examples around that use PAM/pam_exec (for SSH) and these work fine, but after ...
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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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suspended Ubuntu One account
how do I re-enable a suspended Ubuntu One account. Trying to log in with my credentials, server responds that account has been suspended and call login support for re-enabling. Login support agent ...
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Autologin disabled, but being logged in a few seconds after I try to type my password (suddenly started happening)
I am using Ubuntu 22.04.3 on an LG gram 2-in-1 laptop. According to the settings, my GNOME version is 42.9 and my windowing system is X11. I have only one monitor and have never had any extra monitors ...
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Why does "i8042.dumbkbd" fix the issue where my keyboard doesn't respond after logging in, and is there a way to fix it some other way?
I am using Ubuntu 22.04.3 on an LG gram 2-in-1 laptop. My computer used to have a problem where the keyboard would be unresponsive for a few minutes after I turned it on, but I was able to easily find ...
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22.04 update now requires 2 login attempts
After recent updates the login screen from either a reboot or after suspend requires 2 attempts with the password. Even after enabling view password and carefully checking the correct details it still ...
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On startup login sometimes do not work (It is frozen.) on Kubuntu
As topic says. Sometimes when i boot up the PC the login is frozen
So i ll have to restart the PC and then it works as usual.
I am running the latest version of Kubuntu = 23.10
Is there a fix to this?
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My screen has turned violet and I can't login
Suddenly my ubuntu machine changed its login page and it is now violet asking me for my password. However there is no response to my keyboard or mouse.
The PC is stuck
I can login remotely from ...
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Not able to login for Epic game Launcher through Google account
I have Ubuntu LTS 22.04.3 version. I am trying to login for Epic game launcher application, but the default browser is not getting launched when i select any login option like Google, Facebook or any ...
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What are the default username and password for ubuntu-20.04.6-live-server-amd64.iso?
I downloaded the ubuntu-20.04.6-live-server-amd64.iso file and installed it into the Oracle cloud virtual server by attaching the boot volume. There was no prompt for username and login password ...
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