Hmm, was there a regression here? I have lightdm 0.9.7-0ubuntu1, and see the exact the same issue with "could not update ICEauthority file .ICEauthority". User has the home directory crypted with ecryptfs, which stays unencrypted, which is why the error is shown.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/823775 Title: Cannot login: could not update ICEauthority file .ICEauthority Status in “ecryptfs-utils” package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: This at login this morning (Ubuntu fully updated/upgrade using terminal) also creating a new user, rebooting and trying to login with it confirm me this issue, i'm report this with apport-bug using terminal and then accessing to the pc using ssh to complete details... in dmesg: [ 49.309253] type=1400 audit(1312961869.108:19): apparmor="DENIED" operation="mknod" parent=1284 profile="/usr/share/gdm/guest- session/Xsession" name="/home/ubuntu/.ICEauthority-c" pid=1352 comm ="gnome-session" requested_mask="c" denied_mask="c" fsuid=1000 ouid=1000 Description: Ubuntu oneiric (development branch) Release: 11.10 apt-cache policy x11-xserver-utils x11-xserver-utils: Installato: 7.6+2 Candidato: 7.6+2 Tabella versione: *** 7.6+2 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ls -l .ICEauthority -rw------- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 24058 2011-08-10 09:42 .ICEauthority id uid=1000(ubuntu) gid=1000(ubuntu) gruppi=1000(ubuntu),4(adm),20(dialout),24(cdrom),46(plugdev),112(lpadmin),120(admin),122(sambashare) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: x11-xserver-utils 7.6+2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-8.10-generic 3.0.1 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-8-generic i686 Architecture: i386 BootLog: udevd[275]: error: runtime directory '/run/udev' not writable, for now falling back to '/dev/.udev' fsck from util-linux 2.19.1 /dev/sdb1: clean, 282274/1068960 files, 1660349/4271616 blocks CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,cube,rotate,kdecompat,unityshell] Date: Wed Aug 10 10:13:57 2011 DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-06-07 21:25:25.400061 DistroCodename: oneiric DistroVariant: ubuntu GraphicsCard: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV100 QY [Radeon 7000/VE] [1002:5159] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: PC Partner Limited RV100 QY [Sapphire Radeon VE 7000] [174b:7112] LightdmDisplayLog: LightdmGreeterLog: LightdmLog: Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MachineType: MSI MS-6593 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-8-generic root=UUID=9129c272-f8be-4616-93c3-9a021ae8c2db ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: x11-xserver-utils UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-06-07 (63 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 04/02/01 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 07.00T dmi.board.name: MS-6593 dmi.board.vendor: MSI dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0123ABC dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Uknown Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Version 1.00 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr07.00T:bd04/02/01:svnMSI:pnMS-6593:pvr1.0:rvnMSI:rnMS-6593:rvr1.0:cvnUknownChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrVersion1.00: dmi.product.name: MS-6593 dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: MSI version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.5.0-0ubuntu2 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu6 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.2-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ecryptfs-utils/+bug/823775/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp