can't login via gdm

From	Morgan Read <mstuff@read.org.nz>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	can't login via gdm
Date	2021-08-10 09:40 +0200
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Hello List,

I ran the following to change my users UID & GIDs - but, now I have no
graphic gdm login.  I have no problem with a terminal login and the
same worked on a terminal based server.

After boot, gdm attempts to start but fails with a blinking cursor in
the top left corner - I can switch to tty2 etc.  Does anyone know what
stupidity I may have inflicted upon myself?

Commands executed:
# usermod -u 1003 guest
# usermod -u 1002 joe
# usermod -u 1001 blow
# groupmod -g 1003 guest
# groupmod -g 1002 joe
# groupmod -g 1001 blow
# find / -user 1002 -execdir chown 1003 '{}' \;
# find / -group 1002 -execdir chgrp 1003 '{}' \;
# find / -user 1001 -execdir chown 1002 '{}' \;
# find / -group 1001 -execdir chgrp 1002 '{}' \;
# find / -user 1000 -execdir chown 1001 '{}' \;
# find / -group 1000 -execdir chgrp 1001 '{}' \;

Thanks,
Morgan
-- 
Morgan Read
E mstuff@read.org.nz
(GM)

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can't login via gdm Morgan Read <mstuff@read.org.nz> - 2021-08-10 09:40 +0200
  Re: can't login via gdm IL Ka <kazakevichilya@gmail.com> - 2021-08-10 12:40 +0200
    Re: can't login via gdm Zoltán Herman <zoltanhbz@gmail.com> - 2021-08-10 13:00 +0200
  Can't boot following re-install to LVM on LUKS [was: can't login via gdm] Morgan Read <mstuff@read.org.nz> - 2021-08-11 16:10 +0200
    Re: Can't boot following re-install to LVM on LUKS [was: can't login  via gdm] David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-08-12 00:30 +0200
      Re: Can't boot following re-install to LVM on LUKS [was: can't login  via gdm] Morgan Read <morgan@read.nz> - 2021-08-16 16:50 +0200
        Re: Can't boot following re-install to LVM on LUKS [was: can't login  via gdm] "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-08-16 17:20 +0200
          Re: Can't boot following re-install to LVM on LUKS [was: can't login  via gdm] Morgan Read <mstuff@read.org.nz> - 2021-08-19 12:30 +0200

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