I created a new user with a logo but the logo image now blocks the login screen password text entry box. So I’m unable to select the user or enter a password.
Any way to login to my new user account before getting to the login screen?
Here’s the pic
@invalid_user_name Sure, press ctrl+alt+F1 to get to a tty, login as root user and drop to multi-user, then ncurses yast and System → Sysconfig Editor → Desktop → DISPLAYMANAGER_AUTOLOGIN and select username, exit that and set to a graphical target and exit.
systemctl isolate multi-user.target
yast
systemctl isolate graphical.target && exit
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Can I gently ask that you be more specific in your answers?
For example, when where which screen do I press ctrl Alt F1? It does not work on the login screen.
I can get to the grub command line. Can I get to a terminal window from the grub command line?
ncurses command not found. Is it spelled right?
I’m at a terminal window. What do I do now?
ncurses command not found
When he says ncurses yast, he is telling you to use the command line version of Yast, slightly different in design.
forget entering ncurses
Just type:
yast
So, you are saying that you did not get a terminal window when you pressed ctrl-alt-F1?
You need to login as root on a terminal and follow Malcolm’s instructions.
How do I login as root? What do I type in?
If you are in a terminal, and it is not asking you to login, try:
su -
Please be specific.
OK now logged in as root. What next?
What is “drop to multi user”? What exactly do I type in to get to it?
systemctl isolate multi-user.target
yast
Then, in yast, as Malcolm said:
System → Sysconfig Editor → Desktop → DISPLAYMANAGER_AUTOLOGIN and select username, exit that and set to a graphical target and exit.
systemctl isolate graphical.target && exit
Did not work. Too many arguments.
localhost:~ # systemctl isolate multi-user.target yast
Yes, my instructions show two sets of lines, the one starting with systemctl isolate …
and the NEXT line is just yast
Oh I’m using my phone so lots of line wrapping
OK I’m in yast
Like this:
localhost:~ # systemctl isolate multi-user.target
localhost:~ # yast
I’m at Desktop but I can’t see a way to get to display manager.
Where do I type this in? I’m at the Desktop menu in yast.
Oh you have to hit the space bar. Could you mention things like that?
Here’s a picture of where I’m at. So I just type in my Tumbleweed user name (advait) and hit enter?