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24-Jun-2006, 11:43 PM #1
Solved: Ubuntu 5.10 Won't Log In
I recently installed Ubuntu Breezy Badger on my G3 350. It installed fine, but when I try to log in with the account I made during installation, it makes the log-on sound, then sits with a black cursor and the brown background.

I tried failsafe Gnome, which ends up skipping the sound and showing a brown screen.

Failsafe terminal works and when I got in I did this:

sudo adduser
Name: testaccount
Password: t6q4^34tf
Full Name: UBUNTU TEST ACCOUNT

I logged off, and logged on as this user. This time, it brought up the Ubuntu Box and starts loading the Window Manager, then locks up.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
J.S.
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24-Jun-2006, 11:45 PM #2
By the way, the password is something totally random I made up for this test account only, but it is correct for that account.
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25-Jun-2006, 01:46 PM #3
Okay-

I figured it out. It's some sort of time-bug. My mac battery is apparently dead, and after being unplugged it reverted the date to 1956. I changed it in failsafe terminal and it works now!
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