*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 871667 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/871667
** Also affects: lightdm Importance: Undecided Status: New -- 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/877066 Title: Failed to start session (Error opening file '/var/lib/lightdm/.Xauthority': Permission denied) Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: LightDM was working with Oneiric, but after some updates, it stopped working. Boot stops to checking battery state (I have a netbook). As a workaround, I can use either GDM or KDM. Content of file "/var/log/lightdm/lightdm.log" is: [+0.03s] DEBUG: Logging to /var/log/lightdm/lightdm.log [+0.03s] DEBUG: Starting Light Display Manager 1.0.1, UID=0 PID=1044 [+0.03s] DEBUG: Loaded configuration from /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf [+0.03s] DEBUG: Using D-Bus name org.freedesktop.DisplayManager [+0.03s] DEBUG: Registered seat module xlocal [+0.03s] DEBUG: Registered seat module xremote [+0.03s] DEBUG: Adding default seat [+0.03s] DEBUG: Starting seat [+0.03s] DEBUG: Starting new display for greeter [+0.03s] DEBUG: Starting local X display [+0.04s] DEBUG: X server :0 will replace Plymouth [+0.08s] DEBUG: Using VT 7 [+0.08s] DEBUG: Activating VT 7 [+0.08s] DEBUG: Logging to /var/log/lightdm/x-0.log [+0.09s] DEBUG: Writing X server authority to /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 [+0.09s] DEBUG: Launching X Server [+0.09s] DEBUG: Launching process 1081: /usr/bin/X :0 -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -nolisten tcp vt7 -novtswitch -background none [+0.09s] DEBUG: Waiting for ready signal from X server :0 [+0.09s] DEBUG: Acquired bus name [+0.09s] DEBUG: Registering seat with bus path /org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Seat0 [+4.62s] DEBUG: Got signal 10 from process 1081 [+4.62s] DEBUG: Got signal from X server :0 [+4.62s] DEBUG: Stopping Plymouth, X server is ready [+4.65s] DEBUG: Connecting to XServer :0 [+4.66s] DEBUG: Starting greeter session [+5.43s] DEBUG: pam_start("lightdm-autologin", "lightdm") -> (0x82cff00, 0) [+5.44s] DEBUG: Starting session unity-greeter as user lightdm logging to /var/log/lightdm/x-0-greeter.log [+5.48s] DEBUG: pam_authenticate(0x82cff00, 0) -> 0 (Success) [+5.48s] DEBUG: pam_acct_mgmt(0x82cff00, 0) -> 0 (Success) [+5.48s] DEBUG: Launching session [+5.50s] DEBUG: pam_set_item(0x82cff00, 3, ":0") -> 0 (Success) [+5.61s] DEBUG: pam_open_session(0x82cff00, 0) -> 0 (Success) [+6.04s] DEBUG: Opened ConsoleKit session 193152f56cf0db270b0c38b70000000e-1318615057.380498-941759704 [+6.04s] DEBUG: Dropping privileges to uid 107 [+6.04s] DEBUG: Adding session authority to /var/lib/lightdm/.Xauthority [+6.04s] WARNING: Error reading existing Xauthority: Error opening file: Permission denied [+6.04s] DEBUG: Restoring privileges [+6.04s] WARNING: Failed to write authority: Error opening file '/var/lib/lightdm/.Xauthority': Permission denied [+6.04s] DEBUG: Failed to start greeter session [+6.04s] DEBUG: Stopping display [+6.04s] DEBUG: Sending signal 15 to process 1081 [+6.36s] DEBUG: Process 1081 exited with return value 0 [+6.36s] DEBUG: X server stopped [+6.36s] DEBUG: Removing X server authority /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 [+6.36s] DEBUG: Releasing VT 7 [+6.36s] DEBUG: Display server stopped [+6.36s] DEBUG: Display stopped [+6.36s] DEBUG: Stopping X local seat, failed to start a display [+6.36s] DEBUG: Stopping seat [+6.36s] DEBUG: Seat stopped [+6.36s] DEBUG: Stopping lightdm, required seat has stopped [+6.36s] DEBUG: Stopping display manager [+6.36s] DEBUG: Display manager stopped [+6.36s] DEBUG: Stopping Light Display Manager ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: lightdm 1.0.1-0ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3 Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Oct 18 00:18:29 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) SourcePackage: lightdm UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-08-23 (55 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/877066/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp