Public bug reported:
I just installed LXDE, simply using the sudo apt-get install lxde
command, and now I can no longer log into my computer. I did not do
anything other than run the install command, then I typed sudo startx to
start running LXDE (apparently I didn't have permission to run 'startx'
as a normal user, so I just did sudo).
When LXDE started, I was not logged into my account by default; it was
instead logged in as root. I tried to type "login", and I then proceeded
to type my username and password (username 'Jeremy'. I'm not sure
whether or not I needed the '@Villa-Netbook' or not; but regardless, I
doubt that this did anything detrimental), and it said "invalid login".
I did not think at the time to try typing '@Villa-Netbook',
unfortunately.
So I restarted my computer. Now, when I type my password into the ubuntu
login prompt (no matter which desktop environment I choose), the screen
simply goes dark and restarts the login screen. The computer doesn't
shut down, tell me my password is incorrect or show any error messages
or anything--it just brings up the login screen again and plays the
ubuntu login sound. In fact, when I type another password, it actually
says "invalid password". So I know that my password is still correct, it
just won't log in properly.
I'm not sure what happened, or where to even start about trying to find
the problem. I assume I'll need to login as a root user and change a
file somewhere, but again, I'm not sure what to look at first, since I
didn't edit anything in the first place. Any help or suggestions would
be greatly appreciated so I don't need to do a fresh install.
information:
Ubuntu 12.10
guest-QlD7L8@Villa-Netbook:~$ apt-cache policy lxde
lxde:
Installed: 0.5.0-4ubuntu3
Candidate: 0.5.0-4ubuntu3
Version table:
*** 0.5.0-4ubuntu3 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/universe i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
** Affects: lxde-common (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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installed ubuntu LXDE, can no longer log in
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