11.10: Cannot log in with encrypted home directory
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| Ubuntu |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
I'm using 11.10 alpha 3, updated to today's packages. I observed the problem both before and after updating.
I did a fresh install of 11.10, and chose the "encrypted home directory" option for my account. When the machine finished installing and rebooting, and I typed in my username and password, it switched temporarily to a screen displaying some Linux-kernel-
If I use Ctrl-Alt-F1 to switch to a virtual console, log in there, *leave myself logged in*, then use Ctrl-Alt-F7 to switch *back* to the Ubuntu login screen, I can now successfully log in using the GUI.
This suggests that the 11.10 GUI login process does not correctly handle opening an encrypted home directory.
