ls -la /home/ shows that "drwxr-xr-x " and owner+group are the same as the user. touch ... didn't help.
interesting thing: once the new user was logged in with lightdm also the log in with gdm works perfectly. Even if /home/username/.ICEauthority doesn't exist. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/870316 Title: creating of new user not compatible with gdm To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-system-tools/+bug/870316/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs