Problem at login & credentials - nothing happens

etnbrd · 2013-11-28 23:43:42

Hi,

I installed Arch a few days ago, with gnome-shell, and here is the problem I have :

Each time I have to enter my password - gdm login, or credentials - the prompt freeze as if I entered a wrong password, by nothing happens.

With the gdm login, or lockscreen, I can just cancel, and re-enter my password, then I am logged in.
But for credentials, I can't use this twice login "hack".
So I can't unlock settings, nor mount protected drives for example.

I don't know exactly where to look for errors.

Thanks

cfr · 2013-11-29 03:02:55

Welcome to Arch's forums.

etnbrd wrote:

I don't know exactly where to look for errors.

In the logs?

etnbrd · 2013-11-29 08:53:50

Thanks
I meant which log exactly to look for errors ?

I tried /var/log/gdm/:0.log but it seems to be related only to the X server.

cfr · 2013-11-30 01:40:11

Try using journalctl with root privileges if the gdm logs are no help. (I couldn't specify a log for that because I don't use gdm and I doubt you have kdm.log!)

EDIT: I'm wondering if this is gdm specific or not. Something not dissimilar happens with the unlock screen with kdm but it isn't consistent. Also, clicking on the unlock rather than pressing enter always seems to work, however many times it refuses me otherwise.

Last edited by cfr (2013-11-30 04:21:04)

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#1 2013-11-28 23:43:42

Problem at login & credentials - nothing happens

#2 2013-11-29 03:02:55

Re: Problem at login & credentials - nothing happens

#3 2013-11-29 08:53:50

Re: Problem at login & credentials - nothing happens

#4 2013-11-30 01:40:11

Re: Problem at login & credentials - nothing happens

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