Login loop on 18.04

[Jack McGee]

On 6/16/19 12:45 PM, Jack McGee wrote:
> On 6/16/19 11:51 AM, Jack McGee wrote:
>> I have had this problem vexing me for some time, and can't recall the 
>> workaround I used to get this to give me a desktop.
>>
>> I reboot, or poweroff and restart, and I get to login screen.
>>
>> It shows username, but when I enter password, does nothing.
>>
>
> 
> I removed the user from autologin in
> /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
> 
> and that got me into the Xubuntu session.
> 
> Now I am having issue with authentication with Private Internet Access 
> vpn.  Error mentions Network Manager.
> 
> This is after update on 18.04 and reboot.

OK something is hinky.
I have set
sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm

I switched it back and forth between Lightdm and GDM3. Left it on LightDM.

Now, finally XFCE starts, but I have no root access desktop apps.  I do 
have root access from terminal.