[ubuntu-za] Logon screen problems

[Robert Holm]

On 06/03/2010 11:39, David Robert Lewis (ethnopunk) wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Well, you know how it is with Ubuntu, installed some apps last night,
> then was trying to make Virtualbox start as a session, and next thing,
> I've got a problem with my login.
>
> Login just freezes. I can start up in recovery mode and get in with startx.
>
> If I try to start system>  admin>  login screen it takes a while to
> start, and then refuses to unlock.
>
> This could be because I installed login screen 2, which I've now
> removed. [I also installed byobu, but don't think this is the problem
> because it only runs if I tell it to run. Uninstalled just to be safe.]
It may sound like a hassle, but before I do any upgrades or new 
installations I always backup the partition using fsbackup on the 
SystemResueCD. Only takes about 10-15 minutes, and reverting to the 
original state is a trivial operation. I know that in this case it is 
closing the stable door ...., but there will be other horses.

> So culprit definitely login screen 2, or something to do with my trying
> to execute vboxmanage from login.
>
> Now trying to figure out how to restore my login.
>
> Does anybody know how to start login screen in terminal?
>
> Any ideas appreciated.
>
> DRL
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