[NTLUG:Discuss] Unable to log into KDE

[Greg Edwards]

Wayne,

Go to a console (ctl-alt-F1) and try to login as the user.  Login as 
root and create a new user account and then try to login from KDE to 
that account.  This should verify if KDE is working or not.

Greg


Wayne Dahl wrote:
> All,
>
> I've had an issue with my computer.  I installed Kubuntu 13.04 on a
> fairly new computer I've built on 2 separate hard drives, one with the
> OS and one with /home.  It was unstable, locking up to the point that
> the only way I could do anything with it was a hard reset.  After one of
> these episodes, upon reboot and after a hard drive check run by Kubuntu,
> the login prompt comes up for KDE, but when I put in my password for my
> username, it acted like it was going to log in only to return to the
> login prompt.  I could put in a wrong password and it would tell me it
> was wrong.  I put in my correct password and it would chew on it for a
> few seconds, look like it was going to log in and then return promptly
> to the login propt with no error message.
>
> Thinking something got hosed in the install and, because the
> installation across the two hard drives was unstable (I think the OS
> drive has something wrong with it...I haven't used it in a very long
> time), I reinstalled on the same drive the /home partition is on, which
> is how it was installed in an old tower I had that had the motherboard
> crap out in it.  Long story short, after reinstalling on the same hard
> drive that it worked flawlessly on before, I still can't log in.  I get
> the KDE login screen, put in my password and get the same behavior as
> before, it goes right back to the login screen with no errors.
>
> I'm sure this is probably something simple, but I really have no idea
> what to look for on this one.  Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>