After I lock the screen, and I accidentally hit the tab key on my keyboard.This results in the username and password fields longer being present, and I am unable to login via the GUI.
This has happened in the past and I restarted via it via Alt Sys req REISUB
And was able to login successfully.
The most recent re-occurrence, was today, (12/27/2024)
I locked the screen, and I accidentally hit the tab key on my keyboard when trying to log back in.
The username and password fields disappeared, and my screen lock screen remained., (just no login credentials fields).
Attempts to troubleshoot and access the GUI login
I was able to login via dropping to the TTY (F2),
After logging in I entered the following commands in this order.
Restart the screen locker
killall kscreenlocker_greet
( this command created no response/result)
Attempted a second time, and nothing
killall kscreenlocker_greet
Then attempted to restart the display manager:
sudo systemctl restart sddm
That command caused the virtual console/TTY to crash, and I was greeted by a box:
"Report issue to devs option, do you consent?"
I agreed, and clicked the following options.
- selected the check box on the following:
- Yes, share information with developers.
- Yes I remember what i was doing
- I remember what i was doing when the app crashed
- Noticed unusual desktop behavior
Before I could proceed, the spinning waiting wheel began,
It was still spinning after 5 - 8 minutes.
That is when I performed the hard reboot: Alt Sys req REISUB
And, was able to login via GUI, and all worked fine.
If this is a bug, and further information is needed, or if there is a setting/config file, I should edit, let me know.