Sounds like gdm crashing, which is completely different. There is a recovery mode, which doesnt require you knowing what the password is - it drops you in a root terminal. It's accessible from grub.
** Changed in: Ubuntu Sourcepackagename: None => ubuntu-desktop -- ubuntu 6.06, Correct password fails causes running of program to loop back to password screen https://launchpad.net/bugs/55406 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
