after reboot login-screen fails

[H.W.J. Pennings]

Since the updates/patches run on 08-06-2019 for ubuntu server 18.04 lts, every time patches are run and ubuntu server gets a reboot afterwards the login screen fails.
The only way to by-pass the failure of the login screen is a another reboot with shift pressed in at the start-up screen. Then at start-up, run the recovery-mode and in the 'normal' way.

Ubuntu server 18.04 LTS is run on a VMWare-machine on a ESX-host. I have set the delay time at boot-up at 5 seconds to be able to run recovery mode.

There are two VMware-machines running Ubuntu-server 18.04 LTS. The both experience the same problem.

I have also two Ubuntu server 16.04 LTS running on the same ESX-host but the don' t have any problems with the login screen after reboot.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: login 1:4.5-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-54.58-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-54-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Jul 5 11:57:56 2019
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 TERM=xterm-256color
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 PATH=(custom, no user)
SourcePackage: shadow
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)