Cannot login to kubuntu

[doomer]

Hi there,
I'm totally newbie in kubuntu,I found it great and trying to give up windows.
Trying to learn its commands I messed up in changing permissions of some files.
When I enter my user name and password I got a blackscreen for some seconds and return back to the login screen.
Any ideas on how to solve this problems, I tried some threads mentioned in forums like reconfiguring xserver and other stuff with no results.
Waiting from the pros for a solution and thank you in advance

[dibl]

Re: Cannot login to kubuntu

Probably if you do Ctrl-Alt-F1 at the login screen, you'll go to the text login. Log in there, and then run the xserver reconfiguration script. Here is more guidance on that:

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3085112.0

[doomer]

Re: Cannot login to kubuntu

I tried this with no success, same thing keeps. Any other thing to try

[doomer]

Re: Cannot login to kubuntu

By the way, any chance that changing certain files permissions may cause this problem

[Rog131]

Re: Cannot login to kubuntu

By the way, any chance that changing certain files permissions may cause this problem

Maybe.


Check what is wrong:

Xorg.0.log is log file for X Windowing Server. It is in /var/log/.

Log in the text mode.

In text mode:

:~$ nano /var/log/Xorg.0.log

"nano is a small, free and friendly editor".

Markers in the Xorg.0.log

Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.

Just looking errors:

:~$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep "(EE)"

Just looking warnings:

:~$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep "(WW)"

That is from:
HOWTO : Repairing xorg.conf
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3082808.0


More of the log files:
LinuxLogFiles
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LinuxLogFiles

[coyotl]

Re: Cannot login to kubuntu

If you know which files you fiddled with:

from the kdm prompt choose 'konsole login'

then log into a text console

log in, sudo su --your user password

type 'mc' for a text mode file browser

if nothing happens type apt-get install mc

type mc again

Now you have a file browser that allows you to redo your changes.
F9 gives you a menu, choose File and then you can to all you want..

If nothing else helps and the files you messed with are in your home directory,
move stuff you want elsewhere and delete/recreate the directory

[flash_gordon]

Re: Cannot login to kubuntu

I also have same problem but happened after doing update from adept. There were a few "errors" during the download portion so I canceled out of it. Now, I am no longer able to log in. Not sure how to correct the problem via console login.