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Re: Login failure after new install



On Fri, 2015-08-07 at 08:26 -0600, Cobra wrote:
> I have completed a network installation of 8.1.0. I left the root 
> password blank (i.e., disabled root login), supplied a username and 
> password for a system management account, and selected GNOME as the 
> only additional software to install.
> 
> After the installed completed and the system rebooted I was unable to 
> login to the system management account via the guy interface (i.e., 
> after entering the password the screen went gray for a short time and 
> then the re-presented the login display).
> 
> I rebooted into recovery mode, changed the management account 
> password, and rebooted the system again. The gui login behaved the 
> same. What’s going on?

Sounds like gdm or X is crashing after login. Check dmesg, system logs,
Xorg log etc.

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Sven Arvidsson
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