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Re: Help -- Can't logon at GUI session (ctl-alt-F7)



On Tue, 2016-03-08 at 20:13 -0600, Dennis Wicks wrote:
> I fill in user-id and password, click "Sign In" and the 
> screen goes blank, flashes a few times, then comes right 
> back to the sign in screen. Trying to log on with root does 
> the same thing, even though I am supposed to be able to do it.
> 
> I can logon at terminal screens (ctl-alt-f1 etc) with either 
> my personal userid or as root with no problem.
> 
> In case it makes a difference, Jessie AMD64
> 
> Many TIA!!
> Dennis
> 

The display manager is most likely crashing. You need to examine logs
and figure out why.

-- 
Cheers,
Sven Arvidsson
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