Unable to login after upgrade

[Volker Wysk]

Am Freitag, den 30.10.2020, 19:54 +0100 schrieb Volker Wysk:
> Am Freitag, den 30.10.2020, 19:42 +0100 schrieb Volker Wysk:
> > Login remotely, as root. Then try to log in locally, in your desktop. Then
> > take a look at the logfiles.
> > 
> > ls -l --sort=time /var/log 2>/dev/null| head -n 20
> > 
> > This lists the 20 most recently changed things in /var/log. The more recent
> > ones could reveal clues of that's gone wrong.
> 
> In my system I have the directory /var/log/gdm3, which is empty. Perhaps
> there is something in it on your system?
> 
> And, can you choose a different session in the login screen, when logging in
> locally?
> 
> I guess your display manager is gdm3. From what you've written, I looks like
> it can't start your session after login. There must sure be a place where it
> logs errors. Such as /var/log/gdm3.

One more thought. Can you login in a virtual console?

Cheers,
Volker
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