Questions tagged [login-screen]

Questions about the login screen, specifically customizing/troubleshooting it.

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really slow login on ubuntu-18.04

just installed ubuntu 18.04 on my new computer. the OS is dual booted next to win10. the OS is installed on SSD, and so the boot takes about 10 second. when I get to the login window, and after typing ...
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How can I recover from faulty 19.10 upgrade?

I recently upgraded my system from 19.04 to 19.10. I spent about a day and a half using the new system (19.10)... I added a few software platforms (e.g., Eclipse, Android Studio, etc.) Now (without ...
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Unable to login to ubuntu 18.04 (only via wayland)

I have a DELL inspiron 15-5567 and my graphics card is AMD radeon R7 M445 running Ubuntu 18;04.3. Suddenly after going to an apt-get upgrade my desktop is not logging the user account into xorg ...
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Set keyboard layout at login splash screen

I have looked on many posts on all kind of forums and tried myself many things, for example: manipulate plymouth rc.d file, set as startup command setxkbmap de, create a boot time script in init.d, ......
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Problem: Ubuntu 18.04 greeter will not display more than 50 users

How can I make all my usernames show up in the greeter in Ubuntu 18.04 (desktop)? I've tried various different greeters including unity-greeter kylin-greeter lightdm-gtk-greeter lightdm-kde-greeter ...
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Where can I find the layout of login screen of GDM default theme?

I'll explain it better. I want to change some colors, fonts and what I want of the default login screen. I like it and I don't want to change it, but I changed the background and now some texts are ...
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19.04 gnome-session login after screen blank -- impossible without mouse

as posted before (19.04 gnome session login - is it impossible without mouse?) this seems to be the case. apart from that, I'd like to know how to get the top-right settings/shutdown menu just by ...
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Authenticate user using folder name (domain)

I lost my password and login for Ubuntu and now trying to reset it. I use local machine with Ubuntu 18.04. I found the right way (some guide) using such command from the safe mode: passwd username ...
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No config file found for LightDM

I am trying to change the greeter-session in LightDm, but I am unable to find any lightdm.conf in etc/ lightdm. This is what's inside etc/lightdm - The lightdm.conf.d folder is empty. Also file ...
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Can't login after suspend in Ubuntu 16.04

I have dual booted my system with Ubuntu 16.04. Whenever I close the lid of my laptop and open it I can't login at all. I can use mouse on login screen but can't type anything. Then I need to restart ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 login page freezes, not entering tty

Cannot log into Ubuntu. Recently removed python3, regretting it, restarted a computer and cannot enter the system. Not reacting to inputs at all, cannot switch to tty as well. Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
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I am not able to login. Getting "Sorry that didnt work. Please try again" error before entering password

My system is not even letting me enter my password. As soon as i select the username to enter my password i am getting an error "That didnt work Please try again." I tried to login to tty by pressing ...
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Unable to change keyboard layout on lock screen

I upgraded my Ubuntu from 18.10 to 19.04 and now I have two issues. I have two layouts. Login screen displays "EN" every time (and sometimes it not true). I am not able to change keyboard layout on ...
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How to switch languages on login and lock screens?

I have configured Ctrl+Shift to switch languages in Ubuntu. Unfortunately, this combination doesn't work on neither login screen nor lock screens. How to switch languages on login and lock screens?
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Customize Login Screen 18.04

How can i customize the login screen instead of having the normal ubuntu login screen?
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Sometimes when I lock the screen and try to resume my work the password screen acts like something is repeatedly trying to log

Sometimes when I lock the screen and try to resume my work the password screen acts like something is repeatedly trying to log. The end result is that I can't type anything and the error message when ...
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I hibernated my PC, but it has not able to resume it. (Ubuntu 18.10)

I used this syntax: sudo hibernate And after sometime, when I pressed the power button and waited. This message is on the screen for like half an hour but no sign of login appearance. s2disk: ...
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Camera does not turn on when laptop is locked when using howdy (facial recognition)

I am attempting to use the howdy package to attempt facial recognition. Though I am able to use its functionality in terminal, while using sudo commands, I cannot do so while logging in. It seems my ...
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What are the issues that make Ubuntu 18.04 gets stuck in a login loop?

Yesterday,I was configuring Java Path for installing Netbeans Apache,then I went to sleep.Today,when I'm trying to login with correct username and password ,the screen gets stuck to display login ...
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Is there a prettier login screen for Ubuntu 18.10?

Not sure why but my Ubuntu 18.10 has installed with a rather visually ugly login screen. I’ve seen people with older versions have nicer login pages, am I missing anything? Here is a screenshot:
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Cancel button and settings option not working on the login screen of ubuntu 18.04

Nothing is happening on clicking cancel button and settings option on the login screen of ubuntu 18.04
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Kubuntu login screen does not show network

I have Kubuntu 18.04 but the login screen does not show the network. i.e the WiFi connection. Already, I have a wifi connection available to all users and it connect automatically and I ask for any ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 login loop, unity-panel-service-lockscreen fails

After installing several updates and restarting Ubuntu 16.04, I was greeted with a strange looking login screen. When I try to login the same screen temporarily disappears and then reappears. ~/....
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Weird Logon Issue

I have this weird issue with Ubuntu 16.04 on a Dell XPS M1530 in which Ubuntu boots, makes a noise when the prompt shows up, and when I type the correct password, it freezes on the login wallpaper ...
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atomaically change keyboard language to login password

How can I change the settings in Ubuntu so that I'll be able to unlock the system using keyboard's primary layout and not the one which I was working with when I locked the system.
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LightDM login freezes after successful authentication

I can't seem to log in on Ubuntu 16.04.4 with lightdm, even though authentication is successful. I am able to use the console just fine, but I need to be able to use graphical browsers from time to ...
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Ubuntu18.04.1 LTS gets stuck in a login loop

My Ubuntu is stuck in a login loop when trying to enter my desktop. When I login, the screen gets black and soon after that the login screen comes back. I saw this solution: solution But when I ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Change the Login Screen to use an image such as a png file

I have tried all suggestions for changing the user LOGIN screen background to use an image file. So far no joy! Obviously, I am missing something some where. Can anyone give me the steps to change the ...
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Backlight issue ASUS T300 Chi after booting

Introduction I am having trouble with my screen backlight after booting, so when I first enter the login screen. I am running Ubuntu 18.04 bionic. It is a fresh install, fully updated. Probably you ...
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There's multiple lockscreens/loginmanagers running at same time

I installed Ubuntu Mate, then decided to apt get install budgie-desktop. Now I have both the GNOME/Budgie and Mate lockscreens. So when I login I have to type my password twice on both screens one ...
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Dell XPS 9560 Ubuntu 18.04 freezes after login without AC only in Intel mode

I am having trouble with my new 18.04 installation while logging in Intel mode without AC only, when power cable is plugged in everything boots fine in any mode. I installed drivers (nvidia 390) and ...
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In greeter, how avoid username login with smartcard

I using a pam smartcard module, the user is in the smartcard. In ubuntu 18.04 before start pam.d configs the system ask for a username. Its possible disable this username question and keep all login ...
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18.04 Freeze after login

After upgrading from 17.10 to 18.04 my system freezes after login, sometimes but not every time.. The system boots until I see the login screen, but after entering the password, I'm greeted with a ...
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illumination on boot

I have a problem on both my Ubuntu PC and laptop on boot the screen illuminates for 1 second and then goes blank/dark if I power off/on the screen will illuminate for 1 second also how do I make the ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Installing nvidia 390 driver whipped login gear and wayland

After having set nvdia 390 display driver in software&updates the gear icon at login is missing so I can no more choose between xorg and wayland. Setting back to nouveau display driver doesn't ...
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Keep geting logged of out ubuntu when clicking system settings in taskbar. also laggy login screen

Its mostly a fresh install of the latest ubuntu. I am a newb only thing i installed was pulse audio server, pulse audio volume control, and pulse mixer. It keeps setting my blue yeti microphone as the ...
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Remove session chooser from unity-greeter

Is there a clean way to either hide the session chooser "Select desktop environment" widget from the unity-greeter screen, or force a particular user to use a particular desktop environment (even if ...
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Authentication Problem on first Loging attempt 18.04

When I start my system and try logging in to my user in the first attempt event thought the password is correct the screen goes blank just showing the background and after a long while it shows ...
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Locking Computer or screen timing out results in Black/Blank Screen

Issue: Locking Computer or screen timing out results in Black/Blank Screen. Then I try to log back in, the screen remains black and no login screen is displayed. Environment: 1. Alienware laptop ...
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Login loop after installing Ubuntu 16.04 server and adding Ubuntu desktop and MATE desktop

I have created a new Ubuntu 16.04 server installation today, added Ubuntu-desktop and mate-desktop, and now whenever I try to log in with the user I created during setup, the login screen comes back ...
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why is there a different login-greeter when using ubuntu mate OEM-setup?

When installing ubuntu mate 17.10 using oem-option I end up with a different login-greeter than when using the standard installation procedure. The "oem-greeter" is more like (or the very same) as in ...
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Disable password authentication and login-screen

How to disable(or set to auto-login) password authentication for privileges and login-screen when PC wakes up from standby?
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Ubuntu 17.10 keyboard doesn't work on MacBook Air even after removing fwupd

I have a MacBook Air which I installed Ubuntu 16.04 and then upgraded to 17.10 (Gnome version) last week. However, since the upgrade, at the login screen the keyboard and trackpad does not work and I ...
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How to trigger a terminal command when incorrect password entered...?

I am trying to make a line of secure operating systems with Ubuntu as the base OS, and I want to have an automated function that will erase the disk if certain triggers are met. Here is what I need (...
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Ubuntu 17.10 login page

I have updated my Ubuntu 17.04 to 17.10, but after login it will lock, I have reinstalled gdm3 and lightdm but it won't fix. finally I have install lxdm and it logged in but Unity’s Left Launcher ...
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Login Screen Freezed 17.04

I updated Ubuntu 16.04 to 17.04 and now my login screen is freezed with no access to touchpad and keyboard! I opened in grub mode there sudo apt-get update is not working either! What do ido? It is ...
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Enable/press scroll lock at login screen

I have an illuminated keyboard, I have to press the scroll lock key for it to light up, how can I enable this at the login screen? I see there is a similar thing for NumLock here (question 776961) ...
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Change "Invalid password, please try again" text on graphical login screen

Is there any way to actually do this? I've been searching for answers but its mostly just people asking how to do it at a terminal login prompt or with an incorrect sudo password. I'm on Ubuntu 17.04
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Allow arbitrary username on login screen

Is there a way to allow typing in an arbitrary username from the login screen? My use case is that I want to be able to hide users from the login screen, but still be able to login as those users. I ...
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Keyboard layout in lightdm greeter is not consistent

I'm having a very frustrating keyboard configuration issue. I have read all the references I can find for X11/xkb and lightdm, but I still can't figure this out. We have a computer that is shared by ...
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