On Sun, 10 Apr 2022 10:18:29 +0100, Michael wrote: > > The PC is a laptop, which is usually connected to ethernet. Following > > Neil's prompt I just started it, without an ethernet cable connected, > > to check what Xorg log shows . . . O_O > > > > Well, what do you know! SDDM started properly, with mouse, GUI and > > all. No pam_unix problem. I am now even more confused than before. > > Why would the presence of an ethernet connection determine if SDDM > > starts and then exits, or not? :-/ > > This behaviour is repeatable. Why would the presence of a network > connection on this PC affect SDDM?!
When you don't have the cable, are you using wireless or no network? Have you tried waiting a few minutes to see if SDDM comes up? I wonder if this could be a DNS or IPv6 issue? Remember the old saying "The problem is always DNS. Even when it's not DNS, it is DNS". -- Neil Bothwick But I thought YOU did the backups...
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