If you are having problems logging onto the new Ubuntu 11.10. Then give this a go:
Press "Ctrl+Alt+F1" login sudo chmod 777 -R /tmp sudo reboot we have 3 machines with this problem. we have had a go with most of the post that people have published. What fixed it for us (bad practise I know, but for now we can login) -- 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/824921 Title: Unable to login without logging into the terminal first Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Ok, it turns out removing the .dmrc file isn't the cause of my logins working: I removed it yesterday while I was logged in and shutdown my computer. Today I switched my computer on and the login screen, again, wouldn't let me in. I jumped into terminal to remove the .dmrc file, only to discover that it wasn't there. I went back to the login screen and this time it let me straight in. So it looks like simply logging into the terminal allows the login screen to work... OLD: After a recent dist-upgrade, I have been unable to login without first deleting the .dmrc file within my home directory. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: lightdm 0.9.3-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-8.10-generic 3.0.1 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-8-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Aug 12 11:25:44 2011 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110808) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_AU:en LANG=en_AU.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: lightdm UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/824921/+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