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Re: Help -- Can't logon at GUI session (ctl-alt-F7)

From Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Help -- Can't logon at GUI session (ctl-alt-F7)
Date 2016-03-09 10:00 +0100
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On Tue, 2016-03-08 at 20:13 -0600, Dennis Wicks wrote:
> I fill in user-id and password, click "Sign In" and the 
> screen goes blank, flashes a few times, then comes right 
> back to the sign in screen. Trying to log on with root does 
> the same thing, even though I am supposed to be able to do it.
> 
> I can logon at terminal screens (ctl-alt-f1 etc) with either 
> my personal userid or as root with no problem.
> 
> In case it makes a difference, Jessie AMD64
> 
> Many TIA!!
> Dennis
> 

The display manager is most likely crashing. You need to examine logs
and figure out why.

-- 
Cheers,
Sven Arvidsson
http://www.whiz.se
PGP Key ID 6FAB5CD5

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Help -- Can't logon at GUI session (ctl-alt-F7) Dennis Wicks <wix@mgssub.com> - 2016-03-09 03:20 +0100
  Re: Help -- Can't logon at GUI session (ctl-alt-F7) Michael Milliman <michael.e.milliman@gmail.com> - 2016-03-09 03:30 +0100
  Re: Help -- Can't logon at GUI session (ctl-alt-F7) Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> - 2016-03-09 04:40 +0100
    Re: Help -- Can't logon at GUI session (ctl-alt-F7) Michael Milliman <michael.e.milliman@gmail.com> - 2016-03-09 05:20 +0100
  Re: Help -- Can't logon at GUI session (ctl-alt-F7) Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se> - 2016-03-09 10:00 +0100
    Re: Help -- Can't logon at GUI session (ctl-alt-F7) Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se> - 2016-03-09 10:50 +0100
      Re: Help -- Can't logon at GUI session (ctl-alt-F7) Dennis Wicks <wix@mgssub.com> - 2016-03-10 06:10 +0100
        Re: Help -- Can't logon at GUI session (ctl-alt-F7) Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2016-03-10 18:00 +0100
        Re: Help -- Can't logon at GUI session (ctl-alt-F7) Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-12 00:30 +0100
    Re: Help -- Can't logon at GUI session (ctl-alt-F7) Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2016-03-09 10:50 +0100
  Re: Help -- Can't logon at GUI session (ctl-alt-F7) Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-12 00:30 +0100

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