Public bug reported: I installed kubuntu-desktop, choose kdm as default window manager. after installing i am not able to login as the "primary" user neither using kdm nor using gdm. after trying to log in i find in auth.log:
Aug 23 23:30:32 holle-laptop kdm: :0[5186]: pam_unix(kdm:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=:0 ruser= rhost= user=holle I had to create a second user in order to be able to log in. I'm using hardy, all packages up-to-date. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Aug 23 23:36:29 2008 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04 NonfreeKernelModules: ath_hal Package: kubuntu-desktop 1.75 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: kubuntu-meta Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic i686 ** Affects: kubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug -- no login possible after installing kubuntu-desktop https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/260744 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs