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[dpiekny <dpiekny@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Exact same behaviour for me resulting from same upgrade to 11.10.

Lightdm remains unresponsive after password input.  Can select other
user from lightdm screen, which removes the password box and does not
allow login (tty8)

Can switch back to tty7 and log back in

sudo service lightdm restart:  fails due to upstream job status
sudo service lightdm halt:  fails as well
sudo kill -9 (job ID):  returns no error and job disappears
sudo service lightdm start:  returns no error.  returns jobID, but lightdm does not appear in sudo ps -A
sudo start lightdm:  returns no error.  returns jobID, but lightdm does not appear in sudo ps -A

at this point other terminals are inaccessible

logout kills the desktop manager, but desktop items remain, and folders
can be openned with no decoration, like old xdm

ctrl-alt-del sends shutdown signal and tty1 returns

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/874872

Title:
  Switching Users Fails

Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Upgraded from Ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10, using Unity, removed gdm and choose lightdm as default.
  Start PC and login into user account using lightdm.
  Using the indicator panel, select to switch users. Presented with lighdm login screen, select user and enter password. Remain at lightdm login screen, unable to enter passwords (textboxes then disappear if I select another user).
  Can use Alt-Ctrl-F7 to return to original GUI session.
  Can use Alt-Ctrl-F1 to set CLI, from there sudo restart lightdm  returned restart: unknown instance.

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