Closed gnaqvi closed 6 years ago
What distro?
Can you check /var/log/lightdm
for any relevant errors?
It seems that the issue is resolved by a reinstallation of lightdm
and lightdm-mini-greeter
. I was using Arch Linux and installed the package from AUR. Probably a false alarm. Closing.
Upon entering an incorrect password, the screen goes blank for a few seconds and the greeter is displayed again instead of showing an error message stating that an incorrect password was entered. Entering the correct password works as expected. Following are the configuration files for
lightdm
andlightdm-mini-greeter
.lightdm.conf
```# # LightDM General configuration # # start-default-seat = True to always start one seat if none are defined in the configuration # greeter-user = User to run greeter as # minimum-display-number = Minimum display number to use for X servers # minimum-vt = First VT to run displays on # lock-memory = True to prevent memory from being paged to disk # user-authority-in-system-dir = True if session authority should be in the system location # guest-account-script = Script to be run to setup guest account # logind-check-graphical = True to on start seats that are marked as graphical by logind # log-directory = Directory to log information to # run-directory = Directory to put running state in # cache-directory = Directory to cache to # sessions-directory = Directory to find sessions # remote-sessions-directory = Directory to find remote sessions # greeters-directory = Directory to find greeters # backup-logs = True to move add a .old suffix to old log files when opening new ones # dbus-service = True if LightDM provides a D-Bus service to control it # [LightDM] #start-default-seat=true #greeter-user=lightdm #minimum-display-number=0 #minimum-vt=7 # Setting this to a value < 7 implies security issues, see FS#46799 #lock-memory=true #user-authority-in-system-dir=false #guest-account-script=guest-account logind-check-graphical=true #log-directory=/var/log/lightdm run-directory=/run/lightdm #cache-directory=/var/cache/lightdm #sessions-directory=/usr/share/lightdm/sessions:/usr/share/xsessions:/usr/share/wayland-sessions #remote-sessions-directory=/usr/share/lightdm/remote-sessions #greeters-directory=$XDG_DATA_DIRS/lightdm/greeters:$XDG_DATA_DIRS/xgreeters #backup-logs=true #dbus-service=true # # Seat configuration # # Seat configuration is matched against the seat name glob in the section, for example: # [Seat:*] matches all seats and is applied first. # [Seat:seat0] matches the seat named "seat0". # [Seat:seat-thin-client*] matches all seats that have names that start with "seat-thin-client". # # type = Seat type (local, xremote, unity) # pam-service = PAM service to use for login # pam-autologin-service = PAM service to use for autologin # pam-greeter-service = PAM service to use for greeters # xserver-backend = X backend to use (mir) # xserver-command = X server command to run (can also contain arguments e.g. X -special-option) # xmir-command = Xmir server command to run (can also contain arguments e.g. Xmir -special-option) # xserver-config = Config file to pass to X server # xserver-layout = Layout to pass to X server # xserver-allow-tcp = True if TCP/IP connections are allowed to this X server # xserver-share = True if the X server is shared for both greeter and session # xserver-hostname = Hostname of X server (only for type=xremote) # xserver-display-number = Display number of X server (only for type=xremote) # xdmcp-manager = XDMCP manager to connect to (implies xserver-allow-tcp=true) # xdmcp-port = XDMCP UDP/IP port to communicate on # xdmcp-key = Authentication key to use for XDM-AUTHENTICATION-1 (stored in keys.conf) # unity-compositor-command = Unity compositor command to run (can also contain arguments e.g. unity-system-compositor -special-option) # unity-compositor-timeout = Number of seconds to wait for compositor to start greeter-session = lightdm-mini-greeter # greeter-hide-users = True to hide the user list # greeter-allow-guest = True if the greeter should show a guest login option # greeter-show-manual-login = True if the greeter should offer a manual login option # greeter-show-remote-login = True if the greeter should offer a remote login option # user-session = Session to load for users # allow-user-switching = True if allowed to switch users # allow-guest = True if guest login is allowed # guest-session = Session to load for guests (overrides user-session) # session-wrapper = Wrapper script to run session with # greeter-wrapper = Wrapper script to run greeter with # guest-wrapper = Wrapper script to run guest sessions with # display-setup-script = Script to run when starting a greeter session (runs as root) # display-stopped-script = Script to run after stopping the display server (runs as root) # greeter-setup-script = Script to run when starting a greeter (runs as root) # session-setup-script = Script to run when starting a user session (runs as root) # session-cleanup-script = Script to run when quitting a user session (runs as root) # autologin-guest = True to log in as guest by default # autologin-user = User to log in with by default (overrides autologin-guest) # autologin-user-timeout = Number of seconds to wait before loading default user # autologin-session = Session to load for automatic login (overrides user-session) # autologin-in-background = True if autologin session should not be immediately activated # exit-on-failure = True if the daemon should exit if this seat fails # [Seat:*] #type=local #pam-service=lightdm #pam-autologin-service=lightdm-autologin #pam-greeter-service=lightdm-greeter #xserver-backend= #xserver-command=X #xmir-command=Xmir #xserver-config= #xserver-layout= #xserver-allow-tcp=false #xserver-share=true #xserver-hostname= #xserver-display-number= #xdmcp-manager= #xdmcp-port=177 #xdmcp-key= #unity-compositor-command=unity-system-compositor #unity-compositor-timeout=60 greeter-session = lightdm-mini-greeter #greeter-hide-users=false greeter-allow-guest=false #greeter-show-manual-login=false #greeter-show-remote-login=true user-session=xinitrc #allow-user-switching=true #allow-guest=true #guest-session= session-wrapper=/etc/lightdm/Xsession #greeter-wrapper= #guest-wrapper= #display-setup-script= #display-stopped-script= #greeter-setup-script= #session-setup-script= #session-cleanup-script= #autologin-guest=false #autologin-user= #autologin-user-timeout=0 #autologin-in-background=false #autologin-session= #exit-on-failure=false # # XDMCP Server configuration # # enabled = True if XDMCP connections should be allowed # port = UDP/IP port to listen for connections on # listen-address = Host/address to listen for XDMCP connections (use all addresses if not present) # key = Authentication key to use for XDM-AUTHENTICATION-1 or blank to not use authentication (stored in keys.conf) # hostname = Hostname to report to XDMCP clients (defaults to system hostname if unset) # # The authentication key is a 56 bit DES key specified in hex as 0xnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. Alternatively # it can be a word and the first 7 characters are used as the key. # [XDMCPServer] #enabled=false #port=177 #listen-address= #key= #hostname= # # VNC Server configuration #```# # LightDM General configuration # # start-default-seat = True to always start one seat if none are defined in the configuration # greeter-user = User to run greeter as # minimum-display-number = Minimum display number to use for X servers # minimum-vt = First VT to run displays on # lock-memory = True to prevent memory from being paged to disk # user-authority-in-system-dir = True if session authority should be in the system location # guest-account-script = Script to be run to setup guest account # logind-check-graphical = True to on start seats that are marked as graphical by logind # log-directory = Directory to log information to # run-directory = Directory to put running state in # cache-directory = Directory to cache to # sessions-directory = Directory to find sessions # remote-sessions-directory = Directory to find remote sessions # greeters-directory = Directory to find greeters # backup-logs = True to move add a .old suffix to old log files when opening new ones # dbus-service = True if LightDM provides a D-Bus service to control it # [LightDM] #start-default-seat=true #greeter-user=lightdm #minimum-display-number=0 #minimum-vt=7 # Setting this to a value < 7 implies security issues, see FS#46799 #lock-memory=true #user-authority-in-system-dir=false #guest-account-script=guest-account logind-check-graphical=true #log-directory=/var/log/lightdm run-directory=/run/lightdm #cache-directory=/var/cache/lightdm #sessions-directory=/usr/share/lightdm/sessions:/usr/share/xsessions:/usr/share/wayland-sessions #remote-sessions-directory=/usr/share/lightdm/remote-sessions #greeters-directory=$XDG_DATA_DIRS/lightdm/greeters:$XDG_DATA_DIRS/xgreeters #backup-logs=true #dbus-service=true # # Seat configuration # # Seat configuration is matched against the seat name glob in the section, for example: # [Seat:*] matches all seats and is applied first. # [Seat:seat0] matches the seat named "seat0". # [Seat:seat-thin-client*] matches all seats that have names that start with "seat-thin-client". # # type = Seat type (local, xremote, unity) # pam-service = PAM service to use for login # pam-autologin-service = PAM service to use for autologin # pam-greeter-service = PAM service to use for greeters # xserver-backend = X backend to use (mir) # xserver-command = X server command to run (can also contain arguments e.g. X -special-option) # xmir-command = Xmir server command to run (can also contain arguments e.g. Xmir -special-option) # xserver-config = Config file to pass to X server # xserver-layout = Layout to pass to X server # xserver-allow-tcp = True if TCP/IP connections are allowed to this X server # xserver-share = True if the X server is shared for both greeter and session # xserver-hostname = Hostname of X server (only for type=xremote) # xserver-display-number = Display number of X server (only for type=xremote) # xdmcp-manager = XDMCP manager to connect to (implies xserver-allow-tcp=true) # xdmcp-port = XDMCP UDP/IP port to communicate on # xdmcp-key = Authentication key to use for XDM-AUTHENTICATION-1 (stored in keys.conf) # unity-compositor-command = Unity compositor command to run (can also contain arguments e.g. unity-system-compositor -special-option) # unity-compositor-timeout = Number of seconds to wait for compositor to start greeter-session = lightdm-mini-greeter # greeter-hide-users = True to hide the user list # greeter-allow-guest = True if the greeter should show a guest login option # greeter-show-manual-login = True if the greeter should offer a manual login option # greeter-show-remote-login = True if the greeter should offer a remote login option # user-session = Session to load for users # allow-user-switching = True if allowed to switch users # allow-guest = True if guest login is allowed # guest-session = Session to load for guests (overrides user-session) # session-wrapper = Wrapper script to run session with # greeter-wrapper = Wrapper script to run greeter with # guest-wrapper = Wrapper script to run guest sessions with # display-setup-script = Script to run when starting a greeter session (runs as root) # display-stopped-script = Script to run after stopping the display server (runs as root) # greeter-setup-script = Script to run when starting a greeter (runs as root) # session-setup-script = Script to run when starting a user session (runs as root) # session-cleanup-script = Script to run when quitting a user session (runs as root) # autologin-guest = True to log in as guest by default # autologin-user = User to log in with by default (overrides autologin-guest) # autologin-user-timeout = Number of seconds to wait before loading default user # autologin-session = Session to load for automatic login (overrides user-session) # autologin-in-background = True if autologin session should not be immediately activated # exit-on-failure = True if the daemon should exit if this seat fails # [Seat:*] #type=local #pam-service=lightdm #pam-autologin-service=lightdm-autologin #pam-greeter-service=lightdm-greeter #xserver-backend= #xserver-command=X #xmir-command=Xmir #xserver-config= #xserver-layout= #xserver-allow-tcp=false #xserver-share=true #xserver-hostname= #xserver-display-number= #xdmcp-manager= #xdmcp-port=177 #xdmcp-key= #unity-compositor-command=unity-system-compositor #unity-compositor-timeout=60 greeter-session = lightdm-mini-greeter #greeter-hide-users=false greeter-allow-guest=false #greeter-show-manual-login=false #greeter-show-remote-login=true user-session=xinitrc #allow-user-switching=true #allow-guest=true #guest-session= session-wrapper=/etc/lightdm/Xsession #greeter-wrapper= #guest-wrapper= #display-setup-script= #display-stopped-script= #greeter-setup-script= #session-setup-script= #session-cleanup-script= #autologin-guest=false #autologin-user= #autologin-user-timeout=0 #autologin-in-background=false #autologin-session= #exit-on-failure=false # # XDMCP Server configuration # # enabled = True if XDMCP connections should be allowed # port = UDP/IP port to listen for connections on # listen-address = Host/address to listen for XDMCP connections (use all addresses if not present) # key = Authentication key to use for XDM-AUTHENTICATION-1 or blank to not use authentication (stored in keys.conf) # hostname = Hostname to report to XDMCP clients (defaults to system hostname if unset) # # The authentication key is a 56 bit DES key specified in hex as 0xnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. Alternatively # it can be a word and the first 7 characters are used as the key. # [XDMCPServer] #enabled=false #port=177 #listen-address= #key= #hostname= # # VNC Server configuration # # enabled = True if VNC connections should be allowed # command = Command to run Xvnc server with # port = TCP/IP port to listen for connections on # listen-address = Host/address to listen for VNC connections (use all addresses if not present) # width = Width of display to use # height = Height of display to use # depth = Color depth of display to use # [VNCServer]# enabled = True if VNC connections should be allowed # command = Command to run Xvnc server with # port = TCP/IP port to listen for connections on # listen-address = Host/address to listen for VNC connections (use all addresses if not present) # width = Width of display to use # height = Height of display to use # depth = Color depth of display to use # [VNCServer] #enabled=false #command=Xvnc #port=5900 #listen-address= #width=1024 #height=768 #depth= #enabled=false #command=Xvnc #port=5900 #listen-address= #width=1024 #height=768 #depth=8 ```
lightdm-mini-greeter.conf
```# LightDM Mini Greeter Configuration # # To test your configuration out, run: lightdm --test-mode [greeter] # The user to login as user = gnaqvi # Whether to show the `Password: ` label show-password-label = false [greeter-hotkeys] # The modifier key used to trigger hotkeys. Possible values are: # "alt", "control" or "meta" # meta is also known as the "Windows"/"Super" key mod-key = meta # Power management shortcuts (single-key, case-sensitive) shutdown-key = s restart-key = r hibernate-key = h suspend-key = u [greeter-theme] # A color from X11's `rgb.txt` file, a quoted hex string(`"#rrggbb"`) or a # RGB color(`rgb(r,g,b)`) are all acceptable formats. # The font to use for all text font = "Fira Sans" # The font size to use for all text font-size = 1em # The default text color text-color = "#ADB3BA" # The color of the error text error-color = "#AF5454" # The screen's background color background-color = "#1C2023" # The password window's background color window-color = "#393F45" # The color of the password window's border border-color = "#C795AE" # The width of the password window's border. # A trailing `px` is required. border-width = 2px # The pixels of empty space around the password input. # Do not include a trailing `px`. layout-space = 0 # The color of the text in the password input. password-color = "#ADB3BA" # The background color of the password input. password-background-color = "#393F45" ```