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First, despite using one the last few years, I barely know anything about Linux OS but they require it for our work (we use a WIN7 KVM right from there).
Setting up a new linux laptop the last few days with various software to use as my new primary work laptop. All has been well logging in the last few days but yesterday I also imported a whole bunch of files from my old laptop using a migration tool (but never replaced any existing files). Anyway, at the user profile selection where I would click my full name, I enter the password. This is where after entering the correct password, it goes to a blank screen then [OK] Created slice user-0.slice. (this part doesn't show every time), then 5-10 secs later comes back to only let me choose my profile again. Typically it should load the desktop instead.
There is also a "Not Listed?" button to change my username but after typing in my username/password again, it does the same loop. I know it's accepting the correct password because if I type in a wrong one, it will tell me "Sorry, that didn't work. Please try again."
Now I've just discovered I can type "root" as the username and my same password, it brings me to the default GNOME desktop as if I never set anything up. I can get into user properties of my own username and I see login shell has quite a few entries:
/bin/bash (defaults to this)
/bin/csh
/bin/mksh
/bin/sh
/bin/tcsh
/sbin/nologin
/usr/bin/bash
/usr/bin/sh
/usr/sbin/nologin
I created a new "test" user and was able to login to GNOME desktop even though it's pointing to the same /bin/bash login shell. But for my own username, it's still stuck in a loop.
Another reason I want my profile back is that there's a VPN certificate tied to it - I cannot log into VPN using "test" (no permission to that certificate, which is under my username/home directory).
Setting up a new linux laptop the last few days with various software to use as my new primary work laptop. All has been well logging in the last few days but yesterday I also imported a whole bunch of files from my old laptop using a migration tool (but never replaced any existing files). Anyway, at the user profile selection where I would click my full name, I enter the password. This is where after entering the correct password, it goes to a blank screen then [OK] Created slice user-0.slice. (this part doesn't show every time), then 5-10 secs later comes back to only let me choose my profile again. Typically it should load the desktop instead.
There is also a "Not Listed?" button to change my username but after typing in my username/password again, it does the same loop. I know it's accepting the correct password because if I type in a wrong one, it will tell me "Sorry, that didn't work. Please try again."
Now I've just discovered I can type "root" as the username and my same password, it brings me to the default GNOME desktop as if I never set anything up. I can get into user properties of my own username and I see login shell has quite a few entries:
/bin/bash (defaults to this)
/bin/csh
/bin/mksh
/bin/sh
/bin/tcsh
/sbin/nologin
/usr/bin/bash
/usr/bin/sh
/usr/sbin/nologin
I created a new "test" user and was able to login to GNOME desktop even though it's pointing to the same /bin/bash login shell. But for my own username, it's still stuck in a loop.
Another reason I want my profile back is that there's a VPN certificate tied to it - I cannot log into VPN using "test" (no permission to that certificate, which is under my username/home directory).
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