cant login graphically as a regular user

[jturnbul]

Just upgraded to Feisty. Not a fresh install, just over top of the previous version.

When I try to login as a regular user it just opens up a bash console for me.

I can login as root, so it must be a permission problem that wont allow a regular user to login graphically.

I can login no problem on TTY1. When I use startx I get permission errors.

I realize this is going to be a simple change of permissions on a file or two, but its been a long time since I used the command line, can anyone steer me in the right direction here

[claydoh]

Re: cant login graphically as a regular user

can you tell us the exact error message? It may help narrow down where the problem may be.

Am I assuming you enable root access, in place of sudo, sometime before you upgraded? I don't think that could mess up permissions during an upgrade, but you never know...

One thing to try is to make sure your user's home folder has correct ownership:

sudo chown -Rv <username>.<usrname> /home/<username>

and try again

[jturnbul]

Re: cant login graphically as a regular user

OK thought this was fixed but its not.

As it stands, the only way I can log in graphically with my reg user account, is to choose console login. Then log in from TTY1. From there I can type 'startx' and Im in.

When I try to login from the graphical screen as regular user , only a Konsole window opens.

I have enabled root logins from the graphical screen, and when I login as root, it starts up normally.

Any ideas

[claydoh]

Re: cant login graphically as a regular user

are you seeing any errors?

as your regular user, hit crtl-alt-f1 to open a new terminal, log in as your user, and type in:

 sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop

this will kill the kdm login manager. You may have to hit ctrl-alt-f1 again to get back to your command prompt. Then try typing in 'startx' from there (without using sudo or your root account). It should get you more error messages. If you get to a desktop with that terminal window again, ctrl-alt-f1 should show you any error messages.

This may be one of the perils of enabling root combined with a dist-upgrade

One thing you may check (via gui) is your user's groups in System Settings. The user should be in these groups:
adm, dialout, cdrom, floppy, audio, dip, video, plugdev, netdev, lpadmin, powerdev, scanner, admin
Don't know it these have anyhing to do with login, but is easy to check