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BomDia

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Registered: 2026-01-20

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GDM forces 2 logins and then freezes

I was using my computer normaly when the power went out, after the power was restored, I tried loggin back in, but now, even after many restarts gdm isn't working. I only have one active user, so I log into it, and after putting the password, it sends me back into the start of GDM. If I log into the same one user I have GDM gets stuck loading, I can still power off my computer using GDM, and it warns me that my one user is logged in. Any ideias on how to fix this?

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

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Re: GDM forces 2 logins and then freezes

sends me back into the start of GDM. If I log into the same one user I have GDM gets stuck loading

The problem isn't GDM - your session first crashes and then stalls.

At this point, switch the VT (ctrl+alt+f3) and post your complete system journal for the boot:

sudo journalctl -b | curl -F 'file=@-' 0x0.st

Also

when the power went out, after the power was restored, I tried loggin back in

sudo LC_ALL=C pacman -Qkk |& grep -v ', 0 altered files' | grep -v backup > /tmp/howbadisit.txt
cat /tmp/howbadisit.txt | curl -F 'file=@-' 0x0.st

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