Re: [LUG] no login with ubuntu 10.04

[tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 07/10/10 11:59, james kilty wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-10-07 at 11:14 +0100, tom wrote:
>
>    
> > I've had this before
> > My solution was to make sure there was a desktop (reinstall gdm)
> >      
> Surely it was installed when I used aptitude? No? I can use apt-get
> install gdm if you think I need to.
>    
I wasnt sure what your mate had deleted - if its there and a new/other 
user starts with a GUI desktop then all is OK ... with GDM
Tom te tom te tom
>    
> >   - make
> > a new user and log in there and if possible work with that.
> > If its the root user thats in trouble make sure the new user is in the
> > admin group.
> >      
> OK
>
> Thanks
>
> James
>    


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