GDM: (F17, all updates) When I try to log in, login fails and I get switched to a different VT

[Daniel J Walsh]

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On 05/21/2012 07:22 AM, Jonathan Kamens wrote:
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=823485
> 
> Anybody else seeing this?
> 
> Details:
> 
> I am running F17 x86_64 with all updates from updates-testing.
> 
> I can't log in. When I click my name in gdm and enter my password, the
> display immediately switches to a different (text) VT, and when I switch
> back to the GDM VT, it's back at the login screen.
> 
> I can't find anything in /var/log/messages, dmesg output,
> ~/.xsession-errors, or /var/log/Xorg.0.log to explain this.
> 
> I have auto-login configured, and if I reboot my machine, I _am_ logged in 
> successfully. It's only when I log out and log back in again that the login
> fails.
> 
> I first noticed this last night after a yum update, but I don't know for
> certain that it was last night's update that caused the problem, since I
> usually auto-login so I can't say for certain when the last time I tried to
> log in manually was.
> 
> Just in case it's relevant, here's what updated last night:
> 
> PackageKit-0.7.4-3.fc17.x86_64 
> PackageKit-command-not-found-0.7.4-3.fc17.x86_64 
> PackageKit-device-rebind-0.7.4-3.fc17.x86_64 
> PackageKit-glib-0.7.4-3.fc17.x86_64 
> PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-0.7.4-3.fc17.x86_64 
> PackageKit-gtk3-module-0.7.4-3.fc17.x86_64 
> PackageKit-yum-0.7.4-3.fc17.x86_64 
> PackageKit-yum-plugin-0.7.4-3.fc17.x86_64 
> apache-commons-discovery-0.5-3.fc17.noarch 
> at-spi2-core-2.4.2-1.fc17.x86_64 at-spi2-core-devel-2.4.2-1.fc17.x86_64 
> control-center-3.4.2-1.fc17.x86_64 
> control-center-filesystem-3.4.2-1.fc17.x86_64 dconf-0.12.1-1.fc17.x86_64 
> dconf-editor-0.12.1-1.fc17.x86_64 
> device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-26.fc17.x86_64 
> directfb-1.5.3-7.fc17.x86_64 easytag-2.1.7-1.fc17.x86_64 
> firstboot-17.3-1.fc17.x86_64 gcalctool-6.4.2.1-1.fc17.x86_64 
> glib-networking-2.32.3-1.fc17.x86_64 glib2-2.32.3-1.fc17.i686 
> glib2-2.32.3-1.fc17.x86_64 glib2-devel-2.32.3-1.fc17.x86_64 
> gmime-2.6.9-1.fc17.x86_64 gmime-devel-2.6.9-1.fc17.x86_64 
> gmime-sharp-2.6.9-1.fc17.x86_64 gnome-documents-0.4.2-1.fc17.x86_64 
> gnome-settings-daemon-3.4.2-1.fc17.x86_64 gnome-shell-3.4.1-5.fc17.x86_64 
> gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.4.2-1.fc17.x86_64 
> gsettings-desktop-schemas-devel-3.4.2-1.fc17.x86_64 
> gstreamer-plugins-ugly-0.10.19-1.fc17.x86_64 
> gtk-sharp2-devel-2.12.11-5.fc17.x86_64 gtksourceview3-3.4.2-1.fc17.x86_64 
> gvfs-1.12.3-1.fc17.x86_64 gvfs-afc-1.12.3-1.fc17.x86_64 
> gvfs-afp-1.12.3-1.fc17.x86_64 gvfs-archive-1.12.3-1.fc17.x86_64 
> gvfs-fuse-1.12.3-1.fc17.x86_64 gvfs-gphoto2-1.12.3-1.fc17.x86_64 
> gvfs-obexftp-1.12.3-1.fc17.x86_64 gvfs-smb-1.12.3-1.fc17.x86_64 
> ibus-1.4.99.20120428-2.fc17.x86_64 ibus-gtk2-1.4.99.20120428-2.fc17.x86_64 
> ibus-gtk3-1.4.99.20120428-2.fc17.x86_64 
> ibus-libs-1.4.99.20120428-2.fc17.x86_64 kernel-3.3.6-3.fc17.x86_64 
> kernel-devel-3.3.6-3.fc17.x86_64 kernel-doc-3.3.6-3.fc17.noarch 
> kernel-headers-3.3.6-3.fc17.x86_64 
> kernel-modules-extra-3.3.6-3.fc17.x86_64 kernel-tools-3.3.6-3.fc17.x86_64 
> kpartx-0.4.9-26.fc17.x86_64 libgssglue-0.4-0.fc17.x86_64 
> libmp3splt-0.7.1-9.fc17.x86_64 libmusicbrainz4-4.0.3-1.fc17.x86_64 
> libogg-1.3.0-1.fc17.i686 libogg-1.3.0-1.fc17.x86_64 
> libogg-devel-1.3.0-1.fc17.x86_64 mp3splt-2.4.1-9.fc17.x86_64 
> nautilus-3.4.2-5.fc17.x86_64 nautilus-extensions-3.4.2-5.fc17.x86_64 
> nfs-utils-1.2.6-0.fc17.x86_64 numactl-2.0.7-6.fc17.x86_64 
> numactl-libs-2.0.7-6.fc17.x86_64 openconnect-3.20-1.fc17.x86_64 
> opencore-amr-0.1.3-2.fc17.x86_64 openldap-2.4.31-2.fc17.i686 
> openldap-2.4.31-2.fc17.x86_64 openldap-clients-2.4.31-2.fc17.x86_64 
> openldap-devel-2.4.31-2.fc17.x86_64 policycoreutils-2.1.11-16.fc17.x86_64 
> policycoreutils-python-2.1.11-16.fc17.x86_64 
> policycoreutils-restorecond-2.1.11-16.fc17.x86_64 
> policycoreutils-sandbox-2.1.11-16.fc17.x86_64 qjackctl-0.3.9-1.fc17.x86_64 
> rpmfusion-free-release-17-1.noarch rpmfusion-nonfree-release-17-1.noarch 
> selinux-policy-3.10.0-125.fc17.noarch 
> selinux-policy-devel-3.10.0-125.fc17.noarch 
> selinux-policy-doc-3.10.0-125.fc17.noarch 
> setroubleshoot-plugins-3.0.40-1.fc17.noarch sudo-1.8.3p1-7.fc17.x86_64 
> systemd-44-9.fc17.x86_64 systemd-analyze-44-9.fc17.x86_64 
> systemd-devel-44-9.fc17.x86_64 systemd-sysv-44-9.fc17.x86_64 
> tcpdump-4.2.1-3.fc17.x86_64 totem-3.4.2-1.fc17.x86_64 
> totem-nautilus-3.4.2-1.fc17.x86_64 totem-pl-parser-3.4.2-1.fc17.x86_64 
> tracker-0.14.1-1.fc17.x86_64 tracker-ui-tools-0.14.1-1.fc17.x86_64 
> yelp-3.4.2-1.fc17.x86_64 yelp-libs-3.4.2-1.fc17.x86_64 
> yelp-xsl-3.4.2-1.fc17.noarch
> 
> 
> 


It could be SELinux.  You should look for its messages in
/var/log/audit/audit.log.

Most likely you have a badly labeled home dir/

# restorecon -R -v /home

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