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.
Best Answer
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":
Also try creating a new user.
Execute:
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).