[Bug 56568] Re: Installed Ubuntu but cannot log in

2006-08-16 Thread Vassilis Pandis
OK so this turned out to be a user error, so I'll have to reject this. I filed a bug against ubiquity to warn when /home isn't going to be formatted - see bug 56586 . Thanks for reporting this. ** Changed in: Ubuntu Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected -- Installed Ubuntu but cannot log in htt

[Bug 56568] Re: Installed Ubuntu but cannot log in

2006-08-16 Thread Andy Jones
In an ideal world, of course, I should not be the one to have to make the distinction. ::grin:: In fact, this bug was caused by me; on install, I wouldn't let ubuntu format my /home partition, and the problem was caused by a permissions error. I can never keep all those different Xorg log files

[Bug 56568] Re: Installed Ubuntu but cannot log in

2006-08-16 Thread Vassilis Pandis
Although the distinction between a bug and a support request are not always clear, IMHO this should stay open as a bug. The user has not touched the system, and Ubuntu is supposed to boot without user intervention. -- Installed Ubuntu but cannot log in https://launchpad.net/bugs/56568 -- ubuntu

[Bug 56568] Re: Installed Ubuntu but cannot log in

2006-08-16 Thread KarlGoetz
try looking in your .xsession-errors file - that might give some clues. Also, i think this is a support request? if so perhaps opening a support ticket would be better. kk -- Installed Ubuntu but cannot log in https://launchpad.net/bugs/56568 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubunt

[Bug 56568] Re: Installed Ubuntu but cannot log in

2006-08-16 Thread Andy Jones
I did think I saw something odd when I booted, somthing like "hardware drivers failed". So heres /var/log/messages for a start. -- Installed Ubuntu but cannot log in https://launchpad.net/bugs/56568 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listi