This is suspicious. I'm running lxc. laney@raleigh> ls -l /dev/console lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Mar 10 09:29 /dev/console -> lxc/console
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1290315 Title: After 'Switch user', entering password doesn't return to the session Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: 1. Lock screen (ctrl-alt-l) 2. Click 'switch user' 3. Enter password to return to session 4. The greeter disappears as if the session is being restored, then it returns At 4, I should be logged in to my session. I switched vt manually (ctrl-alt-f7) to get back in. In my lightdm log, these lines: [+5871.21s] DEBUG: Activating VT 8 [+5871.21s] WARNING: Error using VT_ACTIVATE 8 on /dev/console: Inappropriate ioctl for device [+5871.21s] WARNING: Error using VT_WAITACTIVE 8 on /dev/console: Inappropriate ioctl for device [+5877.23s] DEBUG: Seat: Switching to existing greeter [+5877.23s] DEBUG: Activating VT 8 [+5877.23s] WARNING: Error using VT_ACTIVATE 8 on /dev/console: Inappropriate ioctl for device [+5877.23s] WARNING: Error using VT_WAITACTIVE 8 on /dev/console: Inappropriate ioctl for device were when I was trying from step 1 again to see if this bug was reproducible. It would not switch back to the greeter vt (vt8). I was just left on gnome-screensaver. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: lightdm 1.9.8-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-16.36-generic 3.13.5 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-16-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon Mar 10 11:00:45 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-07 (518 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20121007) LightdmConfig: [SeatDefaults] user-session=ubuntu greeter-session=unity-greeter SourcePackage: lightdm UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-05-07 (307 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1290315/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
