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Message #05858
[Bug 2121017] Re: Gdm3 doesn't start [unix_chkpwd: could not obtain user info (gdm-greeter)]
A clean install will also use "sss" for account lookups etc, so try
mimicking the config of a clean install with:
# /etc/nsswitch.conf
#
# Example configuration of GNU Name Service Switch functionality.
# If you have the `glibc-doc-reference' and `info' packages installed, try:
# `info libc "Name Service Switch"' for information about this file.
passwd: files systemd sss
group: files systemd sss
shadow: files systemd sss
gshadow: files systemd
hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns
networks: files
protocols: db files
services: db files sss
ethers: db files
rpc: db files
netgroup: nis sss
automount: sss
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2121017
Title:
Gdm3 doesn't start [unix_chkpwd: could not obtain user info (gdm-
greeter)]
Status in apparmor package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Status in gdm3 package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Status in gnome-session package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Status in pam package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
My system:
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu Questing Quokka (development branch)
Release: 25.10
Codename: questing
Completely updated.
After yesterday (2025-08-19) package updates, gdm3 stops on starting
Ubuntu and It's impossible to start Gnome. Gdm3 freezes computer.
On restarting computer, I see a lot of dmesg messages:
nouveau cannot find any crtc or sizes
I've blacklisted nouveau driver and installed several nvidia drivers
and nothing works.
My nvidia is:
# nvidia-driver-assistant
Detected GPUs:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU - (pci_id 0x2860)
Detected system:
Ubuntu 25.10
Only works to install lightdm.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10
Package: gdm3 49~beta-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.16.0-13.13-generic 6.16.0
Uname: Linux 6.16.0-13-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Aug 20 08:23:58 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-06-17 (795 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220809.1)
SourcePackage: gdm3
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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