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Just got a new Ubuntu 11.10 install working. Updated my software and rebooted, but now when I try to log in, I'm greeted with the following error:



could not connect to session bus: //bin/dbus-launch terminated abnormally without any error message


Any ideas?



Thanks.


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That's a very weird file path //bin/dbus-launch - that should've been /usr/bin/dbus-launch. Does the system hang there or does it allow you to go further?



Have you tried searching for that path in your home?
This will go through your files/documents in home and echo the filename that contains "dbus-launch":



grep -ri dbus-launch /home/myusername


Also try creating a new user.




  • Press CTRL+ALT+F1 - this will get you in the console. Login with your credentials.

  • Execute:



     sudo adduser mynewuser
    sudo adduser mynewuser admin


    It will ask for a password twice, type it in. You can leave the rest of the fields empty (full name etc.), just press enter. The second command will add you as administrator.


  • Now restart your lightdm (desktop manager): sudo service lightdm restart




If the new user works, then it's definitely a problem in your home folder (probably hidden folder settings, press ctrl+H in nautilus to show hidden files/folders).


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