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34634

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[SOLVED] Login Issue

Hello all
I've been using Arch for about 2 months now, but after updating rebooting my system I am unable to login.

When trying to login I can type my username fine but after I hit enter the login manager disappears for a couple seconds before asking for my username again.

My problem is similar to the login problem described in this thread
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=143995

I've tried rebuilding my Initcpio Image and updating my system again but with no luck

Any ideas on how I can fix this are welcome

Thanks

Last edited by 34634 (2012-07-06 00:13:10)

Trilby

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Re: [SOLVED] Login Issue

This does sound similar to that other thread, so the same steps and information would be advised.

To check whether it is the login manager or X related, try login into a console.  You can boot to run level 3, or just switch to tty2 from your login manager.

What LM are you using, what's in your xinitrc, ...

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Re: [SOLVED] Login Issue

It sounds like this:

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=144483

Make sure you have the latest initscripts (i.e. you have updated from a up-to-date mirror).

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34634

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Re: [SOLVED] Login Issue

This does sound similar to that other thread, so the same steps and information would be advised.

To check whether it is the login manager or X related, try login into a console.  You can boot to run level 3, or just switch to tty2 from your login manager.

What LM are you using, what's in your xinitrc, ...

http://pastebin.com/DbvBkLEq

It sounds like this:

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=144483

Make sure you have the latest initscripts (i.e. you have updated from a up-to-date mirror).

Tried updating again with no luck.

loafer

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Re: [SOLVED] Login Issue

What happens if you try to login from a tty?

What does "pacman -Qi initscripts" show?

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Re: [SOLVED] Login Issue

What happens if you try to login from a tty?
What does "pacman -Qi initscripts" show?

Same thing happens when trying to log in from tty

For initscripts I have version 2012.06.3-1.

Last edited by 34634 (2012-07-05 20:17:07)

loafer

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Re: [SOLVED] Login Issue

Are you using [testing]?  If so you are not up-to-date.  What was the error when you tried to login at a tty?

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Re: [SOLVED] Login Issue

Are you using [testing]?  If so you are not up-to-date.  What was the error when you tried to login at a tty?

No I am using [core], [extra], [community], and [multilib].

As for tty there was not an error, it just prompted me to type my username again like described in my original post.

loafer

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Re: [SOLVED] Login Issue

OK, it doesn't sound like the same problem I experienced.  Trilby's comments seem most relevant.

The only other thing I can think of is did you merge the pacnew files after the util-linux update?

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Re: [SOLVED] Login Issue

OK, it doesn't sound like the same problem I experienced.  Trilby's comments seem most relevant.

Thanks for the help regardless.

DSpider

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Re: [SOLVED] Login Issue

In fstab you need a "1" at the end only for the root partition. Everything else should have either "2" or "0".

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fs … efinitions

For simplicity, you can also remove the "if" stuff from ~/.xinitrc.

(and I've said this before, in the thread you linked: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … #p1121425)

You also have two "samba" daemons in rc.conf. One of them is backgrounded (the one with a "@" in front). No LOCALE set either (eg. LOCALE="en_US.UTF-8").

Post your /etc/inittab.

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34634

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Re: [SOLVED] Login Issue

In fstab you need a "1" at the end only for the root partition. Everything else should have either "2" or "0".

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fs … efinitions

For simplicity, you can also remove the "if" stuff from ~/.xinitrc.

(and I've said this before, in the thread you linked: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … #p1121425)

You also have two "samba" daemons in rc.conf. One of them is backgrounded (the one with a "@" in front). No LOCALE set either (eg. LOCALE="en_US.UTF-8").

Post your /etc/inittab.

Fixed the fstab and xinitrc files, my inittab is below.
http://pastebin.com/SjuR0jFG

DSpider

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Re: [SOLVED] Login Issue

Ok, and your bootloader config file? You're not booting into runlevel 5 from there, are you? Let's have a look then.

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34634

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Re: [SOLVED] Login Issue

Ok, and your bootloader config file? You're not booting into runlevel 5 from there, are you? Let's have a look then.

Here you go.
http://pastebin.com/KDXL2mvv

falconindy

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Re: [SOLVED] Login Issue

None of this seems relevant... boot to runlevel 1 and look at /var/log/auth.log (assuming syslog-ng) to see what's failing.

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34634

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Re: [SOLVED] Login Issue

None of this seems relevant... boot to runlevel 1 and look at /var/log/auth.log (assuming syslog-ng) to see what's failing.

Just looked at the log file, the messages look like the example below.
"tty1: can't exec /bin/login: No such file or directory"

falconindy

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Re: [SOLVED] Login Issue

Sooooo you don't have a /bin/login because you forced an upgrade. Reinstall util-linux, and stop using -f with -Syu.

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34634

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Re: [SOLVED] Login Issue

Sooooo you don't have a /bin/login because you forced an upgrade. Reinstall util-linux, and stop using -f with -Syu.

Thank you very much, I'll mark the thread as solved.