I removed .ICEauthority and .Xauthority, logged out (ctrl-alt-backspace because log-out also didn't work) and logged back in.
alacarte still doesn't show up in the menu but IMHO it might be unrelated. "system->preferences->screensaver" starts "administration->user and groups" starts but doesn't ask for password I'm just giving this information in case it's of any use. I haven't investigated further. I'm going to do a clean install once Edgy RC is out. -- edgy knot3 installs without asking for a username https://launchpad.net/bugs/60888 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
