OK. Not sure how I managed to do this, but the problem (9.10 > 10.04) machine is now working again. I modified the /etc/apt/custom.conf file to: === # GDM Configuration Customization file. # # This file is the appropriate place for specifying your customizations to the # GDM configuration. If you run gdmsetup, it will automatically edit this # file for you and will cause the daemon and any running GDM GUI programs to # automatically update with the new configuration. Not all configuration # options are supported by gdmsetup, so to modify some values it may be # necessary to modify this file directly by hand. # # Older versions of GDM used the "gdm.conf" file for configuration. If your # system has an old gdm.conf file on the system, it will be used instead of # this file - so changes made to this file will not take effect. Consider # migrating your configuration to this file and removing the gdm.conf file. # # To hand-edit this file, simply add or modify the key=value combination in # the appropriate section in the template below. Refer to the comments in the # /usr/share/gdm/defaults.conf file for information about each option. Also # refer to the reference documentation. # # If you hand edit a GDM configuration file, you should run the following # command to get the GDM daemon to notice the change. Any running GDM GUI # programs will also be notified to update with the new configuration. # # gdmflexiserver --command="UPDATE_CONFIG <configuration key>" # # e.g, the "Enable" key in the "[debug]" section would be "debug/Enable". # # You can also run gdm-restart or gdm-safe-restart to cause GDM to restart and # re-read the new configuration settings. You can also restart GDM by sending # a HUP or USR1 signal to the daemon. HUP behaves like gdm-restart and causes # any user session started by GDM to exit immediately while USR1 behaves like # gdm-safe-restart and will wait until all users log out before restarting GDM. # # For full reference documentation see the gnome help browser under # GNOME|System category. You can also find the docs in HTML form on # http://www.gnome.org/projects/gdm/ # # NOTE: Lines that begin with "#" are considered comments. # # Have fun!
[daemon] AutomaticLogin=<username> AlwaysLoginCurrentSession=false AutomaticLoginEnable=true TimedLoginEnable=false TimedLogin=<username> TimedLoginDelay=30 DefaultSession=gnome.desktop === and now the machine is booting & autologing in. Rebooted twice and the same results - machine boots up and autolog's in w/o issue. Also, System|Administration|Login Screen Unlock is working again after the reboots. I'll see if I can break it again by setting the login to 'show the screen for choosing who will log in' v 'Log in as <username> automatically'. In the interim, can other users having the same isse advise if they: 1) have upgraded from 9.10 to 10.04, have an '/etc/gdm/custom.conf' file on their system? -- lucid lynx - login screen stuck in a loop - SYSTEM BROKEN https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/516520 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs