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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0008305Kali LinuxGeneral Bugpublic2023-12-07 10:34
ReporterFixedAF Assigned To 
PrioritynoneSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status closedResolutionopen 
Product Version2023.1 
Summary0008305: Title: SDDM Login Screen Freezes on Kali Linux after switching to KDE Desktop
Description

Description: After switching to Kali Linux KDE desktop from XFCE, the SDDM login screen freezes after entering the password or freezes on a black screen. Additionally, the login screen shows an "unknown user" instead of the actual user name that was used on XFCE. This issue appears to be caused by the fact that the original user had a four-digit PIN password when using XFCE, while Plasma requires passwords to be at least five characters long and include letters and numbers.

Steps To Reproduce
Install Kali Linux with KDE desktop.
Attempt to log in to the system with a previously created user account.
Enter the password for the account.
Observe that the login screen freezes after entering the password or freezes on a black screen.
Additional Information

Workaround:

Press Ctrl+Alt+F2 to enter the terminal.
Log in manually using the original user account and the password.
Use the "startx" command to enter the GUI.
Go to the "User and Accounts" menu to add a new user and make sure the password meets the Plasma password requirements.
Delete the original user account.
Install and enable gdm3 using the "systemctl" command.
Reboot the system.

Expected Results:
The SDDM login screen should allow the user to log in successfully without freezing or showing an "unknown user" error.

Actual Results:
The SDDM login screen freezes after entering the password or freezes on a black screen. The login screen shows an "unknown user" instead of the actual user name that was used on XFCE.

Additional Notes:
After switching to a new user account and deleting the old user account, gdm3 is the only display manager that works, while SDDM and LightDM still freeze on the login screen.

Activities

X0RW3LL

X0RW3LL

2023-05-18 14:53

reporter   ~0017967

https://www.kali.org/docs/general-use/switching-desktop-environments/

g0tmi1k

g0tmi1k

2023-12-07 10:34

administrator   ~0018677

This report has been filed against an old version of Kali. We will be closing this ticket due to inactivity.

Please could you see if you are able to replicate this issue with the latest version of Kali Linux (https://www.kali.org/get-kali/)?

If you are still facing the same problem, feel free to re-open the ticket. If you choose to do this, could you provide more information to the issue you are facing, and also give information about your setup?
For more information, please read: https://www.kali.org/docs/community/submitting-issues-kali-bug-tracker/

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2023-05-15 05:20 FixedAF New Issue
2023-05-18 14:53 X0RW3LL Note Added: 0017967
2023-12-07 10:34 g0tmi1k Note Added: 0018677
2023-12-07 10:34 g0tmi1k Status new => closed