User can't login with the right password

[ichliebede]

Hello people! I've been using linux for a while and this problem never occurred until today. And I've searched some solutions online and tried them out, no use at all.

The problem is:
I can't login on desktop even though I entered the right pssword. After I entered the right password, it seemed to be logging, but then it switched back to the log-in page. Like this, over and over again, just won't let it in.

My system is:
Ubuntu 9.10 karmic

It still worked normally yesterday, but this afternoon it's like this. I have no idea why. Does anyone know what's wrong? How should I solve it?

According to what I found online, I've tried to remove gdm and re-installed it; failsafeGnome; autoremove to free some space. No use, still the same.

I'd appreciate any help/ideas. Thank you in advance!

[nujinini]

Hi,

Just curious. Have you tried logging in as single user and just make another password for you?

[rokytnji]

Hi,

Just curious. Have you tried logging in as single user and just make another password for you?

Basic Linux Operations FAQ

[ichliebede]

Thank you for your replies!

No, I haven't. So how can I do that? (Sorry, I'm a beginner...)

[rokytnji]

So how can I do that?

Instructions were provided in the link I gave you. Good Luck with it.Basic Linux Operations FAQ

[rokytnji]

nujinini has provided a good set of instructions as well in another post similar to yours.

How to reset your password in Ubuntu

[ichliebede]

Thanks for the links! I tried it, still the same problem. :/ And btw, under recovery mode, it can't normally start.

[rokytnji]

You can the use your Ubuntu Live CD also to Reset your Ubuntu Password also. If you can't boot recovery mode. Sounds like more is wrong though just a log in problem.

Reset Your Ubuntu Password Easily from the Live CD :: the How-To Geek


Sounds like more is wrong though just a log in problem.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DataRecovery

[ichliebede]

Oh, I can boot recovery mode, but just that under this mode, I chose its option to start the system normally, and it asked my username and password and I entered, but it's always like in a terminal and nothing else happened later. No idea why... Or not sure if this is normal and what else I should type to make it start?

[rokytnji]

If user name and password was accepted in recovery mode. You can try typing in the command

startx

and see if that brings up your desktop.