Public bug reported: The user is unable to login from the login screen. The password is accepted but the password prompt is displayed again.
Description: Ubuntu Eoan Ermine (development branch) Release: 19.10 gdm3: Installed: 3.34.1-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 3.34.1-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 3.34.1-1ubuntu1 500 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Note that the login screen appears even though I had specified auto login. Perhaps this one line is important: Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm3: GdmSession: Considering session (null) for username (null) I am using an NVIDIA RTX 2080Ti with the bundled drivers. When used via ssh, the following brings the system to a working desktop: sudo service gdm restart However, when this was used from a terminal from ctrl-alt-F3 the system locked completely and was unresponsive over ssh. /var/log/syslog is below: Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-password]: GdmSessionWorker: trying to get updated username Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-password]: GdmSessionWorker: PAM conversation returning 0: Success Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-password]: GdmSessionWorker: state AUTHENTICATED Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-password]: GdmSessionWorker: trying to get updated username Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-password]: GdmSessionWorker: username is 'ted' Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-password]: GdmSessionWorker: old-username='ted' new-username='ted' Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-password]: GdmSessionWorker: attempting to change state to AUTHORIZED Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-password]: GdmSessionWorker: determining if authenticated user (password required:0) is authorized to session Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-password]: GdmSessionWorker: state AUTHORIZED Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-password]: GdmSessionWorker: attempting to change state to ACCREDITED Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-password]: GdmSessionWorker: Set PAM environment variable: 'LOGNAME=ted' Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-password]: GdmSessionWorker: Set PAM environment variable: 'USER=ted' Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-password]: GdmSessionWorker: Set PAM environment variable: 'USERNAME=ted' Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-password]: GdmSessionWorker: Set PAM environment variable: 'HOME=/home/ted' Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-password]: GdmSessionWorker: Set PAM environment variable: 'PWD=/home/ted' Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-password]: GdmSessionWorker: Set PAM environment variable: 'SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh' Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-password]: GdmSessionWorker: Set PAM environment variable: 'PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/games' Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-password]: GdmSessionWorker: state ACCREDITED Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-autologin]: GdmSessionWorker: pid 1802 reauthenticated user 124 with service 'gdm-password' Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-autologin]: GdmSession: Stopping all conversations Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-autologin]: GdmSessionWorkerJob: Stopping job pid:3419 Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-autologin]: GdmCommon: sending signal 15 to process 3419 Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-autologin]: GdmSessionWorkerJob: Waiting on process 3419 Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-autologin]: GdmCommon: process (pid:3419) done (status:0) Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-autologin]: GdmSessionWorkerJob: SessionWorkerJob died Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-autologin]: GdmSessionWorker: client cancelled reauthentication request Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm-autologin]: GdmSession: Stopping all conversations Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm3: GdmSession: Emitting 'reauthenticated' signal Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm3: GdmSession: type (null), program? no, seat seat0 Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm3: GdmManager: Considering session 1 on seat seat0 belonging to user ted Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm3: GdmManager: yes, found session 1 Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm3: Unlocking session 1 Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm3: GdmManager: trying to open new session Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm3: Finding a graphical session for user 124 Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm3: Considering session 'c1' Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm3: GdmSession: Considering session (null) for username (null) Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm3: GdmDBusServer: new connection 0x5631e08edec0 Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm3: GdmSession: Handling new connection from outside Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm3: GdmManager: client with pid 1802 connected Oct 14 14:41:24 carbon gdm3: GdmDisplay: Got timed login details for display: 0 Oct 14 14:41:31 carbon xdg-desktop-por[1623]: Failed to get application states: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.portal.Error.Failed: Could not get window list: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: App introspection not allowed Oct 14 14:41:33 carbon gdm-autologin]: GdmSession: external connection closed Oct 14 14:41:33 carbon gdm-autologin]: GdmSessionWorker: client disconnected from reauthentication server Oct 14 14:41:33 carbon gdm3: GdmSession: external connection closed Oct 14 14:41:33 carbon gdm-autologin]: GdmSession: Disposing session Oct 14 14:41:33 carbon gdm-autologin]: GdmSession: Closing session Oct 14 14:41:33 carbon gdm3: GdmManager: client with pid 1802 disconnected Oct 14 14:41:33 carbon gdm-autologin]: GdmSession: Stopping all conversations Oct 14 14:41:33 carbon gdm-autologin]: Trying script /etc/gdm3/PrimeOff Oct 14 14:41:33 carbon gdm-autologin]: script /etc/gdm3/PrimeOff not found; skipping Oct 14 14:41:33 carbon gdm-autologin]: Trying script /etc/gdm3/PrimeOff/Default Oct 14 14:41:33 carbon gdm-autologin]: Running process: /etc/gdm3/PrimeOff/Default Oct 14 14:41:33 carbon gdm-autologin]: Gdm: script environment: RUNNING_UNDER_GDM=true Oct 14 14:41:33 carbon gdm-autologin]: Gdm: script environment: HOME=/ Oct 14 14:41:33 carbon gdm-autologin]: Gdm: script environment: PWD=/ Oct 14 14:41:33 carbon gdm-autologin]: Gdm: script environment: SHELL=/bin/sh Oct 14 14:41:33 carbon gdm-autologin]: Gdm: script environment: PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/games Oct 14 14:41:33 carbon gdm-autologin]: GLib: posix_spawn avoided (fd close requested) Oct 14 14:41:33 carbon gdm-autologin]: Process exit status: 0 Oct 14 14:41:34 carbon systemd[1342]: Reached target GNOME Session is stable (running for >2 minutes). Oct 14 14:41:34 carbon systemd[1277]: Reached target GNOME Session is stable (running for >2 minutes). Oct 14 14:41:43 carbon systemd[1]: fprintd.service: Succeeded. Oct 14 14:42:31 carbon xdg-desktop-por[1623]: Failed to get application states: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.portal.Error.Failed: Could not get window list: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: App introspection not allowed ** Affects: gdm3 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1848093 Title: Login loop with gdm3 and 19.10 beta To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1848093/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs