Questions tagged [greeter]
Greeter is the operating system's lock/login screen. It is handled by the LightDM display manager and known as "Pantheon Greeter" in elementary OS, though other greeters are available.
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getting NumLock to be on by default on start login screen (SOLVED)
I installed elementaryos-0.4.1-stable.20170517.iso several times on my intel/nvidia laptop the first time i did the install i could enter numbers on my numpad. After doing a clean install, now on boot ...
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Can't login after upgrade
The default Software Updater was not working correctly. It was giving the message "An upgrade from 'freya' to 'trusty' is not supported with this tool."
So I did:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get ...
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Can't login, recurring password prompt possibly due to filesystem full
NOOB alert
I have been using elementary os for a couple of months without issue. I noticed a couple of days ago a low file space alert. So I increased my root partition from 12 GB to 26 GB which ...
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Freeze on login screen
hope you are doing well.
Elementay os just make to login screen where mouse and keyboard doesn't work but the text area for the password is flashing and after some second it stop, so I'm guessing it ...
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Can't change lock screen wallpaper
[greeter]
#activate-numlock=true
#default-wallpaper=/usr/share/backgrounds/164.jpg
#high-contrast=false
#onscreen-keyboard=false
#screensaver-timeout=60
I modified the panthon-greeter.config but ...
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Can't log in. Blinking desktop
I can't get past the login screen after starting my computer. The wallpaper blinks shortly, and then I'm out again.
Says no Nvidia graphics adapter found in syslog. I have AMD graphics card, not ...
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Unable to login after 5.1 update
Today I've successful update my Elementary 5.0 system to 5.1.
After reboot I see brand new login screen, type my password and got login screen again.
I already tried to set runlevel from 5 to 3 and ...
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Elementary 5.1 Hera. Unable to login with standard user account
After I created a standard user account, unable to login with that user account.
My Admin account has no problem logging in.
any suggestion?
thank you.
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Greeter Resolution on Juno
Has anyone managed to change the greeter resolution? Found solutions here involving lightdm configs but it was from 2015 and when i tried it didn't really change.
My session resolution is 1680*900 but ...
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Freeze on Login-Screen
all quick question about the login screen. I get a short freeze after boot (about 5 seconds). After boot login-screen background is gray, then it turns black and everything freeze, after that it turn ...
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how to change wallpaper on the lockscreen
After I update to Hera, I can't change lockscreen wallpaper. Is there any a way to change lockscreen wallpaper and not change the dekstop?
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New session when the lockscreen shows up (or when my laptop goes in standby)
I'm running ElementaryOS Loki since yesterday and I'm very pleased so far, there is just one annoyance that I couldn't figure out.
I get a new session (as in: no programs open and a completely empty ...
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Can not unlock screen in Loki
After a fresh install and both upgrade and dist-upgrade of Elementary OS Loki I try to lock and then unlock my laptop.
After the screen is locked, when trying to unlock, screen turns to black and ...
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Elementary os login issue
I installed elementary os recently, I am new to Linux .I don't know what exactly it works, but by the help of YouTube videos I installed and dual booted Linux(elementary os) on my dell laptop.I loved ...
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DBus Signal for Session Lock/Unlock?
I'm currently on elementary OS Freya (Ubuntu 16.04 base). I'd like to run a script when the session is locked and when it is unlocked.
I have asked a similar question here for Ubuntu: https://unix....
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How can I hide a user from the Welcome Screen?
I recently installed virt-manager. It created a user – Libvirt Qemu (libvirt-qemu) – and that user shows on the Welcome Screen.
I don't want that user to show up on the Welcome Screen. How can I ...
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Can't login - hard disk is full due to massive log files
I am running Elementary OS (5.1.6 Hera) on my laptop and everything was running fine. And then one day, I just couldn't log in. Entering the password just refreshed the screen and showed the interface ...
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Reset password after Mac OS Catalina update
Thank you for this nicely formatted forum. I am now going to explain my difficulties.
I have installed Elementary OS and it was running as a virtual machine under Virtual Box. From time to time I ...
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onscreen keyboard on login
Please tell me there is a way to enable onscreen keyboard during login? It used to be in Freya but Loki has many basic things either hidden or just impossible to do anymore?
Please how can I enable ...
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Login Screen Error
how can i fix login screen? I don't delete any package.
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How to enable manual login?
I would like to login as root, but I cannot find a way to enable manual login on Elementary OS.
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greeter stuck after adding new user
Installed Loki over the weekend; first Linux install here at home in a decade. After adding a "user" profile (in addition to my "admin" user), I find I'm stuck logging in under my "user" profile at ...
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Black, Unresponsive screen when Locking Desktop Session
When locking, the screen goes black and the system becomes unresponsive. I have looked carefully for available solutions and have tried them. None have worked for me. I am using Radeon R9 285/380 with ...
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Login screen does not time out
When I log out my login screen naver goes blank after a few minutes as do other distros. The login remains visible all the time. What do I need to configure to enable the login screen to go blank? ...
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My keyboard completely freezes after halt/suspend (Loki 0.4.1). How do I fix this?
My laptop is basically unusable after waking up because the keyboard freezes. The only difference between waking up after suspend and waking up after halt is that after halting, even the lock screen ...
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unable to login using standard user from GUI in elementary 5.1.3 hera
From the GUI, I can login with admin account. I cannot login with standard user account. The model does a little shake and cursor refocuses in password textbox. I have tried resetting password in case ...
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Unable to interact with lockscreen after installing bumble bee
I recently installed bumblebee to set my Nvidia gpu as default for steam.
After reboot the lock screen or any display never came up, so I booted into recovery and purged bumblebee,
Upon next reboot, ...
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Black screen after wake after accidental greeter change
I installed eOS a while ago and I'm pretty happy with it, but a few days ago came a problem. I was playing around with Solaar to get my mouse's SmartShift to work and I may have downloaded and ran the ...
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Authentication through Active Directory
I am coming from a Windows Background, and really impressed with Linux specially elementary os and i am very confident on replacing the windows machines with elementary os.
I have figured out the ...
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Unable to log in after update Elementary OS
This morning I update My Elementary OS, but after update has finished, I can not log in to my Elementary OS, it says, "session returned error code 1"
I've try to install the newest graphic ...
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Prevent login loop
I recently faced the famous login loop in ubuntu 18 and I tried everything to fix it yet I was not able to do so, since i was just getting started with ubuntu and i had nothing on it I decided to ...
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Greeter doesn't update user background
I'm having a little issue with the greeter. It's supposed that the greeter shows user name and user background (wallpaper) but in my case the wallpaper is not being updated, never mind how many times ...
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Login screen items misplaced
I installed elementaryOS 2 days ago and everything works fine.
The only issue I was not able to resolve:
The time displayed on the login screen is cut off and the items seem to be misplaced ...
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Stuck on login after installing driverupdates
I tried to update drivers through the appstore and after rebooting my computer I could not get past login. I have tried these things:
Remove the .Xauthority file, and chown it.
Reinstall elementary-...
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Error logging in Lightdm - Hera 5.1
'Unable to Log In
Starting the sessions has failed.
Erro -> Session returned -> error code 1'
Using gdm3 I can log in normally, with Lightdm that Elementary uses I can't log in.
I already ...
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How to roll back a video driver from the command line?
I decided to try to install the proprietary nVidia drivers. It should have been the '390 drivers but I installed '340 instead (forgot which graphics card I had). Now, when I reboot, the login screen ...
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unable to login starting session failed returned error code 1
I dual booted my laptop to have windows 10 and elementaryos 5.1 hera. I was updating some apps from appcenter and cancelled 2 updates (i assume this is what caused the problem). I now cant login no ...
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Can't type in my password when waking laptop from sleep mode
When I put my Vaio E Series laptop into sleep mode and wake it up, I can move my mouse and click things, but can't type my password with my keyboard at the login screen. I can click the submit ...
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root login from GUI
Is it possible at all to login to elementary os as root. I enabled root account by setting a password. To make root appear as one of the login accounts on the GUI login screen, what are the next ...
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Elementary OS 5.1 Hera (based Ubuntu 18.04) automatic logout session occasionally
occasionally my pc with elementary os 5.1 (based on Ubuntu 18.04) makes automatic logout session. This problem comes up, after minutes, when I change virtual desktop (ex. clicking on telegram notify ...
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Elementary OS keeps on booting into a disabled administrator account
In order to better be able to administer my workstation which is used by the entire household I have set up one administrator account and took away administrator privileges for all the others. However ...
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windows key, in logon screen
experimenting with this distro, i stumbled across something odd. If you press the windows key on the logon screen, the screen rotate clockwise.
I can t find a key setting in the os that make this ...
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How to enable automatic login after installing elementary OS Loki
I am trying to enable autologin but when I go to System Settings > User Accounts my account is listed as (null) and autologin cannot be enabled.
What should I do ?
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elementary os not booting or login Screen not Display
When I am turning on the laptop, my screen shows the only attachment image.
And Ctrl+Alt+F1 also not working.
it that any way to rest my ELEMENTARY OS
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Can't login as a second user when nvidia-drivers are enabled in elementaryOS 5 using lightdm
In elementary OS 5
Distributor ID: elementary
Description: elementary OS 5.1.7 Hera
Release: 5.1.7
when nvidia-340 driver is enabled, after an user has logged in to the graphical environment, ...
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On Ubuntu 18.04 after update no DE login to pantheon
After a long time without problems I managed to mangle my pantheon desktop with ubuntu 18.04 after a sys update.
Symptoms:
The Pantheon DE shows up, but after entering my pw I'm getting back to login ...
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System doesn't go to sleep but shows login/lock screen
I have installed Elementary OS Hera on Macbook Air from 2010.
It works quite nice but one of the issues I noticed lately is that it doesn't go to sleep but just locks the screen and displays login ...
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Lockscreen fails periodically - 5.1.7
I would like to report two bugs with the lockscreen on elementary OS 5.1.7:
Fresh after installation, the lockscreen did not work until I uninstalled disable-light-locker from the system. Neither the ...
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How i can bring back Elementary Greeter
I installed ubuntu-studio-setting and now i don't have anymore the elementary Login Theme Greeter but i want to have this back.
I already tried this:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall lightdm pantheon-...
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Music stops/pauses when the screen locks
Whenever I play music in Noise, it pauses when the screen locks? Any solution?
