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Latest installation of Artix cannot log in desktop

How come the latest ISO;
artix-xfce-openrc-20250407-x86_64
installation replacing on an existing partition then boot for 1st time,up to Artix password prompt,

It cannot log into desktop, ie. no wrong password warn,

It simply cannot log into Xfce desktop
No such in previous ISO, please help out sincerely

Re: Latest installation of Artix cannot log in desktop

Reply #1 –
Can you logon to the console? What do you get when you start xfce manually?

And check https://forum.artixlinux.org/index.php/topic,1923.0.html

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Re: Latest installation of Artix cannot log in desktop

Reply #2 –
met such this once too
point is :

Cannot reuse an old existing /home partition

OP is installation with option; reuse an old existing /home dir.  partition 
then if /etc/fstab /home mounting commented out it'll log in (but /home dir. partition not mounted or fall under /root ?, no idea for sure)

Please help how's correct solving mechanism on such this

Re: Latest installation of Artix cannot log in desktop

Reply #3 –
Quote from: mardiyah – on
met such this once too
point is :

Cannot reuse an old existing /home partition

OP is installation with option; reuse an old existing /home dir.  partition 
then if /etc/fstab /home mounting commented out it'll log in (but /home dir. partition not mounted or fall under /root ?, no idea for sure)

Please help how's correct solving mechanism on such this


you might need to edit the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow file  the uid and gid have to match the  /home/youruser directory

Wipe out the shadow passswd password and run 'passwd youruser' and reset the password

FWIW - this is not a great way to tackle the problem.  Make a back up of the home directory and then do a fresh install and add the user on the install.  Then put your home directory into the newly created home partition.

Re: Latest installation of Artix cannot log in desktop

Reply #4 –
Quote from: mardiyah – on
Cannot reuse an old existing /home partition
Perhaps your current (new) user UID is different than the old one? If /home/user has different UID owner, you can't login in XFCE or other DEs (but you can from the console).

[EDIT] And @mrbrklyn beat me by 4 minutes.

Re: Latest installation of Artix cannot log in desktop

Reply #5 –
Quote from: nous – on
Perhaps your current (new) user UID is different than the old one?
Maybe it's because when installing with autologin, the user gets UID1000 but GID1001 (that always annoys me) and without autologin both are 1000 (much better!).

Why the autologin group gets GID1000? - I give it GID1999, so it is far away.

Re: Latest installation of Artix cannot log in desktop

Reply #6 –
Quote from: Caramon2 – on
Quote from: nous – on
Perhaps your current (new) user UID is different than the old one?
Maybe it's because when installing with autologin, the user gets UID1000 but GID1001 (that always annoys me) and without autologin both are 1000 (much better!).

Why the autologin group gets GID1000? - I give it GID1999, so it is far away.


you ask well young padaway... although I would avoid autologin.    Better to maually login.  It gives you more security and more control.  The system is designed to work that way.

Re: Latest installation of Artix cannot log in desktop

Reply #7 –
Quote from: mrbrklyn – on
Better to maually login.  It gives you more security and more control.
I have two OPAL encrypted MX500 and turn the Computer off, when leaving home: No one else can "benefit" from autologin.

For a portable Installation I'm using a LUKS encypted homepartition: Same as above.

Unlocking is my "Login".

Re: Latest installation of Artix cannot log in desktop

Reply #8 –
Caramon2 experience is my first one of this; discrepancy Uid/Gid in /etc/passwd or group and that in /home, but this, it turns out that culprit is just some unknown ( notfathomed by me) action had all the hidden files (dot first char. name ones) being moved a folder :

 dotfiles_backup_2025-04-13_20-56-51

so makes system stumbled in doing autologin tool, .bashrc (?)
One really experienced this please share some useful info
 
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