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  1. Xenial (16.04)
  2. Bug #1733557
  3. Comment #4

Comment 4 for bug 1733557

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Andrew Neeson (andyrokit) wrote : Re: Login screen showing Authentication Failed Switch to greeter...

My issues began shortly after upgrading from 16.10 -> 17.10. Most of my issues related to graphical components so perhaps it was related to the switch to Wayland?

...as for a fix - I ended up reformatting my machine with a fresh 17.10. Haven't seen any of the issues since.

See: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1733318
for a list of other issues to happen at the same time.