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    Can't log in to GUI after update

    I am running 14.04, so far without any problems at all. However last night I updated using the Muon Update Manager and this morning I cannot log in to the GUI, instead I get a message saying
    Sorry, incorrect password please try again
    I am sure that the password is correct and if I use CTRL-Alt-F1 I can log in to the terminal using the same password. After that if I type
    startx
    the GUI starts and everything looks alright. I can use then most applications, but if I try to do anything needing root privileges, such as synaptic, or sudo or kdesudo I get a message about an incorrect password.

    Can anyone help please?

    EDIT:

    I have established what is happening but not how to fix it.

    When I am trying to log into the GUI or using the GUI the keyboard is not sending the correct characters, but when I use CTRL-ALT-F1 to log in the correct characters are sent.

    How can I correct this?

    EDIT 2

    Happy to say that I have now fixed this problem.

    The update had removed English(UK) and replaced it with English(US). I can't understand how the password worked with CTRL-ALT-DEL but everything is now ok
    Last edited by dethadol; Oct 15, 2014, 11:22 AM.
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