Questions tagged [login]
Questions related to logging into a user session or shell, for example at the graphical login screen that normally appears at the end of the boot process
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Unable to login after power outage
I have accidentally cut power to the computer and now I can't login with my main user. In GDM I enter the password correctly but it always says "wrong password".
Logging in with another user works. I ...
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Ubuntu One stop syncing after Software Center logging in with another identity [closed]
I use U1 on Ubuntu 11.04 with no problems until today.
For the first time, I used Software Center's rating function and give 5 stars to my favourite paint application. I need to login before doing ...
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How to login into a machine via putty using a script?
In windows we have created a batch file to login into a machine via putty. On clicking the batch file it logins into that machine. Is it possible to create a script in ubuntu to do the same task?
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Ubuntu account suddenly keeps quitting on 11.04
I have been running Ubuntu on my Dell Vostro 1520 for a few months, and the latest 11.04 version of Ubuntu since it was released.
As of a few hours ago, my account keeps quitting every couple of ...
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Need software to track login and logoff timings
I am in a need of software which can track login and logoff timings on user basis. If possible, software should be cross platform. If you know such software, please share.
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Certificate logins to servers
I have some ubuntu cloud servers running and has the iptable rules applied on them to allow only few ip addresses to connect via ssh. I know how to generate SSH-key for connecting to server with/...
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Disabling login prompt and/or VGA output
On a network appliance I am building, based on Ubuntu server I wish to perform the following customizations:
Disable the VGA output so if one connect a screen nothing will appear. This however shall ...
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How do I stop Seahorse from asking for my password multiple times on every login?
I've set up my System to log me in automatically but for some reason I need to "unlock my keyring" x times, where x is a number much larger than one. I've read a few similar threads here and elsewhere ...
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When I boot, I have to log in 3 to 5 times [duplicate]
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Unlock keyring promts three times instead one time
There is always 2 email logins (I have 2 Cox accounts) and 2 keyring logins. I am the only user in a family environment, no ...
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Is it possible to use LightDM in 11.04?
O we know 11.10 will use LightDM instead of GDM. My question is can I use it in 11.04 already or would that not be advisable?
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Unable to login into user account - GNOME Power Management have not been installed correctly
Suddenly, I am unable to login to my user account. I have activated the root account and I am able to login to that root account, but I can't login to my user account. I am very sure it is not a ...
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Logging out/back in sometimes freezes after login to blank wallpaper
Hi I am running 11.04 on a Dell Inspiron 530
Below I have pasted what hardware I have and some dmesg pasted info
Here is the problem:
When I log out many times I cannot seem to log back in again. ...
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Shutdown logs out instead of shutting down
Many times (not all the time) when I want to shutdown or restart, the computer does not shutdown but goes to the screen for changing the user. I am the only user of my computer. So I had to ...
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Why isn't gnome color management having any effect at login?
Since upgrading to Natty, my carefully produced monitor profiles are not being loaded at login. As soon as I open gnome color management they kick-in (I don't have to click anything), but I don't ...
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9.04 Login Screen for 11.04
The best login screen ever was the one for 9.04, I can best describe it as one text field and you entered in your user name then pushed enter then it asked for your password. Was a little more secure ...
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Ubuntu 11.04 Unity / Classic load fails - remains at background without toolbars / windows
IMPORTANT: Ubuntu Classic (without effects) works. I am trying to get Unity to work.
I have the following problem with Ubuntu 11.04 (had it with 10.10 too, but disabling KMS or using the fglrx driver ...
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Why is /etc/profile not being loaded during non-login bash shell sessions?
For 11.04, I did a fresh install of my system. Part of that install was to install rvm, which sticks a rvm.sh in /etc/profile.d/. This doesn't work as /etc/profile (which loads each +r in /etc/profile....
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Ubuntu asks for password several time when logging in
When ever I log into my machine (Lenovo Laptop) Ubuntu (Natty running Unity) ask for the keyring password several times (4-5) why does it do that and how can I make it stop?
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Could not update ICEauthority file /home/me/.ICEauthority [closed]
I am getting a message
Could not update ICEauthority file /home/me/.ICEauthority
When trying to log into Ubuntu graphically. I can log in using Ctrl+Alt+F1
This is not a duplicate of:
What does ...
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How to enable user list in lxdm login manager?
I'm trying to enable the user list for lxdm (which is Lubuntu's default login manager). The file /etc/xdg/lubuntu/lxdm/lxdm.conf includes the code shown below but how to configure it? Are white and ...
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Unlock keyring with fingerprint reader on login
I recently bought a Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E420s, which comes with a fingerprint reader. I have installed the fingerprint-gui and libbsapi to get it fully working (make: UPEK).
Is there a way to unlock ...
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Your disc drive being checked for errors?
I'm getting this massage ever login in my Ubuntu OS.
the Message "Your disc drive being checked for errors. This will take some time."
followed by this message "checking.. 3%" progress.
Press C to ...
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Why can't I hear the login sound?
I am running Ubuntu 11.04 Natty and just noticed that I don't hear any login sounds. I checked the sound preferences and it shows that the Ubuntu sound theme is selected.
Also in the startup ...
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After login, desktop appears but there's no menu bar and no dash
After logging in, the desktop appears, and seems to work fine (I can start applications from desktop icons, for example, and right clicking on the desktop area brings up the expected context menu), ...
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How to check if a user is logged in?
how do i check from within a php script, if a user is logged in? My current way is, to get the output of
w | grep <username>
and check, if there is output. It works, if a user is logged in ...
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Is there anyway I can play a video on login
I have this video clip that I want ubuntu to play when I login, is there a way of doing this?
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Wubi Install as Root User
Is it possible to install ubuntu from wubi with the root account (and have it show up in login screen, unlike when it is made manually with "sudo passwd root")?
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How to make fat32 partition mounted at startup?
I run Ubuntu 10.10 AMD64 and want to ask for suggestion how to make fat32 partition mounted on startup or at login.
I usually have to open nautilus and click on the partition to get it mounted.
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GDM does not prompt for password and doesn't let me log in
Running Natty Beta 1. On install I set it to auto login because I was just playing around and testing. Now I'm using the computer a little and decided to turn off auto-login. The next time I booted I ...
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Cannot Log in to Ubuntu
I have a Dual Boot-up with Windows 7 Ultimate and Ubuntu.
My Ubuntu 10.10 does not allow me to log in and says that the GNOME power manager
has not been installed properly & asks me to contact ...
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Login screen problem, boots into text mode instead of GDM [closed]
I cannot enter to the normal Login interface. If I do it will enter into tty1 mode. I just can enter using recovery mode. How can I solve this problem?
This happened 3 month before and after I just ...
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Login problem [duplicate]
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Ubuntu 10.10 login problem..
I cannot enter to the normal Login interface.. if I do it will enter into tty1 mode..
I just can enter using recovery mode...
How can I solve this ...
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Password change does not work using GUI
I have been trying to change my password now for a while, and every single time I get an error. Here's what I have tried so far:
passwd in terminal - I get a message saying the password has been ...
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I can't log in in vsftpd with virtual users
Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit
vsftpd 2.3.4 installed from sources
# cat vsftpd.conf
listen=YES
anonymous_enable=NO
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
anon_upload_enable=NO
anon_mkdir_write_enable=NO
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How can I set access to mounted TrueCrypt volumes, and how can I dismount them on logout?
I have TrueCrypt setup to mount volumes when I log into my work account. However, when I log out and log in to another account, those volumes are still mounted and available on the other account.
How ...
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Can't login after fsck on Live CD
This morning, I started up to find all sorts of disk errors going on on boot, so I started up the Live CD and fsck'd my Linux partition. This fixed a whole lot of stuff, so I then rebooted.
All's ...
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How do I make a program auto-start every time I log in?
I frequently need to start several programs that I use every time I start my computer. How can I make it so that whenever I login the program is automatically launched?
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Admin authentication takes forever
I am running ubuntu 10.10 installed through wubi. When every I have to authenticate for administrative privileges (like for installing software), the authentication window just hangs there forever ...
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Force the user to change their password at first login
When I add a new user to my system I set a password and tell it to the new user. If the user doesn't like it, he/she can change it. However in my opinion it is better to force the user to change his/...
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How do I make Ubuntu not ask me for my password?
I'm confident that I do not need a password for my computer. How do I remove passwords for things like when the screensaver activates and installing software?
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Having to log In twice after screen lockout
I'm on Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS Desktop. (And by scanning /boot, it appears I might be on kernel 2.6.32-29-generic? Not certain.)
Anyway, after my last system update, now my screen lock asks me to login ...
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Why am I asked for a password after automatic login? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Keyring On Startup popup
I use automatic login because I don't want to enter a password every time I start the system. Although automatic login works, I'm still asked for my ...
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During login, why does it take more time to give an error message, than to login?
When I login after boot, or maybe after a idle time, I am presented with a login box. If I enter the incorrect password, it takes a longer time to verify, and give the error message, than entering the ...
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Run simple bash script to start applications at login
I want to run a simple bash script automatically when I log in. For example
#!/bin/bash
echo "start spotify"
gnome-terminal -e spotify --title spotify
When I run this command, one gnome-terminal ...
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Kubuntu login problem
I have a problem when trying to login to my Kubuntu 10.10.
The login screen shows up, then I type my password, a blank screen is shown with my desktop background picture and then throws me back on the ...
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Asks me to Login when I run from CD
I just downloaded the ISO for Ubuntu 10.10 and burned it to CD. When I click Try Ubuntu, it starts up and then asks for Login info. I couldn't find anything on the website (though I didn't search very ...
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Exporting bash function in .profile or .xprofile kills X during login
I'm trying to export a bash function during Gnome login using one of the login shell start-up scripts. I've tried doing it in ~/.profile and ~/.xprofile but it results in X dying and restarting at the ...
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How can I increase the maximum number of simultaneous users to log in to a server?
I use ubuntu server 10.04 on a fairly good machine, with 2.40 dual-core processor and 2GB RAM.
My users login with ssh or samba. I have setup LDAP with PAM to sync user accounts between unix and ...
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Gnome keyring doesn't unlock after loging in using Pam-face-authentication
I am using http://pam-face-authentication.org/ to log into my system using face detection and it is working just great except for one thing,The authentication runs out of the box, but it doesn't ...
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How can I use face authentication to log in?
I got a new Dell laptop and I used to login into Windows using webcam authentication. Now I have removed Windows and installed Ubuntu but I could not find any application for face authentication. How ...
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