login problem

[Nils Kassube]

user1 wrote:
> I have used suspend on my 12.04 LTS for years - I use fluxbox
> Just now when i tried to login after a suspend I continued to be
> thrown back to login window.

I could imagine three reasons:
1. A typo in the password e.g. due to activated capslock. But of course 
then there should be an error message.
2. There is no space left on the disk.
3. The file $HOME/.Xauthority is owned by root.

Next time it happens, you could check if you can login after using the 
shortcut CTRL-ALT-F1. And then you could check if there is a hint in the 
log file "/var/log/Xorg.0.log".

> I tried to login to ubuntu instead of fluxbox.

Without success, I suppose...

> I have just updated and am now using ***.76 kernel (newest just now).

I don't think it is related to the kernel, but who knows. Anyway, you 
could always check it if you boot with an older kernel.


Nils