# Cannot log into SUSE linux using GUI **URL:** \ **Category:** SLES Configure-Administer\ **Created:** [February 24, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-log-into-suse-linux-using-gui/23665 "2013-02-24T16:43:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wanting2learn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9a28c/32.png) [@wanting2learn](https://forums.suse.com/u/wanting2learn)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-log-into-suse-linux-using-gui/23665/1 "2013-02-24T16:43:00Z")
I have SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11. I can ssh onto this using both root and normal user login details. However, when I use the gui to log in, the screen appears to be letting me log in but then after about 15 seconds the login screen appears again. This happens everytime I try to log in again and again. What could the problem be? What log file I can tail to see what could be going wrong? ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-log-into-suse-linux-using-gui/23665/2 "2013-02-24T17:31:21Z")
> [@](#): > > On Sun 24 Feb 2013 02:44:01 PM CST, wanting2learn wrote: > > I have SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11. > > I can ssh onto this using both root and normal user login details. > > However, when I use the gui to log in, the screen appears to be letting > me log in but then after about 15 seconds the login screen appears > again. This happens everytime I try to log in again and again. > > What could the problem be? > What log file I can tail to see what could be going wrong? Hi Look at the file in your users home directory called .xsession-errors (note the period at the beginning). Normally that’s a video driver issue, have you started the system at runlevel 3 and run sax2 to configure? You could also create a test user and see if the issue replicates for the test user. – Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890) openSUSE 12.2 (x86\_64) Kernel 3.4.28-2.20-desktop up 1:23, 4 users, load average: 0.39, 0.51, 0.54 CPU Intel® i5 CPU M520@2.40GHz | GPU Intel® Ironlake Mobile ---
**Author:** ![wanting2learn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9a28c/32.png) [@wanting2learn](https://forums.suse.com/u/wanting2learn)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-log-into-suse-linux-using-gui/23665/3 "2013-02-24T20:45:22Z")
Thanks for the reply. I have created a test user and still the same problem. I have looked at .xsession-errors and it tell me very little: cat .xsession-errors chown: changing ownership of `/dev/xconsole': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of `/dev/xconsole’: Operation not permitted /etc/X11/xim: Checking whether an input method should be started. /etc/X11/xim: use GDM\_LANG=en\_US.UTF-8 sourcing /etc/sysconfig/language to get the value of INPUT\_METHOD INPUT\_METHOD is not set or empty (no user selected input method). Trying to start a default input method for the locale en\_US.UTF-8 … There is no default input method for the current locale. Dummy input method “none” (do not use any fancy input method by default) \*\* (gnome-session:19613): WARNING \*\*: Cannot open display: I have started at runlevel 3 and ran sax2. It says: “The currently started graphics systemis based on a suggestion made by SaX2. If this is acceptable, click Ok, otherwise change the configuration.” What should I change?? ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-log-into-suse-linux-using-gui/23665/4 "2013-02-24T21:04:39Z")
> [@](#): > > On Sun 24 Feb 2013 06:54:01 PM CST, wanting2learn wrote: > > Thanks for the reply. > > I have created a test user and still the same problem. > > I have looked at .xsession-errors and it tell me very little: > > CAT .XSESSION-ERRORS > chown: changing ownership of `/dev/xconsole': Operation not permitted chmod: changing permissions of `/dev/xconsole’: Operation not > permitted > /etc/X11/xim: Checking whether an input method should be started. > /etc/X11/xim: use GDM\_LANG=en\_US.UTF-8 > sourcing /etc/sysconfig/language to get the value of INPUT\_METHOD > INPUT\_METHOD is not set or empty (no user selected input method). > Trying to start a default input method for the locale en\_US.UTF-8 … > There is no default input method for the current locale. > Dummy input method “none” (do not use any fancy input method by > default) > > \*\* (gnome-session:19613): WARNING \*\*: Cannot open display: > > I have started at runlevel 3 and ran sax2. It says: > “The currently started graphics systemis based on a suggestion made by > SaX2. If this is acceptable, click Ok, otherwise change the > configuration.” > > What should I change?? Hi What graphics card do you have? Can you post the output from; ```auto hwinfo --gfxcard ``` – Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890) openSUSE 12.2 (x86\_64) Kernel 3.4.28-2.20-desktop up 4:58, 4 users, load average: 0.00, 0.06, 0.22 CPU Intel® i5 CPU M520@2.40GHz | GPU Intel® Ironlake Mobile ---
**Author:** ![wanting2learn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9a28c/32.png) [@wanting2learn](https://forums.suse.com/u/wanting2learn)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-log-into-suse-linux-using-gui/23665/5 "2013-02-24T21:19:24Z")
hwinfo --gfxcard 30: PCI 100.0: 0300 VGA compatible controller (VGA) [Created at pci.323] UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci\_1002\_95c5 Unique ID: VCu0.GIwFDtbMYr1 Parent ID: vSkL.lMv4CULX2F9 SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0 SysFS BusID: 0000:01:00.0 Hardware Class: graphics card Model: “ATI Radeon HD 3450” Vendor: pci 0x1002 “ATI Technologies Inc” Device: pci 0x95c5 “ATI Radeon HD 3450” SubVendor: pci 0x1028 “Dell” SubDevice: pci 0x0342 Driver: “radeon” Driver Modules: “drm” Memory Range: 0xd0000000-0xdfffffff (ro,non-prefetchable) Memory Range: 0xfe9f0000-0xfe9fffff (rw,non-prefetchable) I/O Ports: 0xdc00-0xdcff (rw) Memory Range: 0xfea00000-0xfea1ffff (ro,non-prefetchable,disabled) IRQ: 49 (27744 events) I/O Ports: 0x3c0-0x3df (rw) Module Alias: “pci:v00001002d000095C5sv00001028sd00000342bc03sc00i00” Driver Info #0: XFree86 v4 Server Module: radeon Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown Attached to: #10 (PCI bridge) Primary display adapter: #30 Thanks ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-log-into-suse-linux-using-gui/23665/6 "2013-02-24T21:29:04Z")
> [@](#): > > On Sun 24 Feb 2013 07:24:02 PM CST, wanting2learn wrote: > > HWINFO --GFXCARD > 30: PCI 100.0: 0300 VGA compatible controller (VGA) > [Created at pci.323] > UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci\_1002\_95c5 > Unique ID: VCu0.GIwFDtbMYr1 > Parent ID: vSkL.lMv4CULX2F9 > SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0 > SysFS BusID: 0000:01:00.0 > Hardware Class: graphics card > Model: “ATI Radeon HD 3450” > Vendor: pci 0x1002 “ATI Technologies Inc” > Device: pci 0x95c5 “ATI Radeon HD 3450” > SubVendor: pci 0x1028 “Dell” > SubDevice: pci 0x0342 > Driver: “radeon” > Driver Modules: “drm” > Memory Range: 0xd0000000-0xdfffffff (ro,non-prefetchable) > Memory Range: 0xfe9f0000-0xfe9fffff (rw,non-prefetchable) > I/O Ports: 0xdc00-0xdcff (rw) > Memory Range: 0xfea00000-0xfea1ffff (ro,non-prefetchable,disabled) > IRQ: 49 (27744 events) > I/O Ports: 0x3c0-0x3df (rw) > Module Alias: > “pci:v00001002d000095C5sv00001028sd00000342bc03sc00i00” > Driver Info #0: > XFree86 v4 Server Module: radeon > Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown > Attached to: #10 (PCI bridge) > > Primary display adapter: #30 > > Thanks Hi Have a look at this thread on what I did for the HD3000 series [http://forums.suse.com/showthread.php?t=1530](http://forums.suse.com/showthread.php?t=1530) – Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890) openSUSE 12.2 (x86\_64) Kernel 3.4.28-2.20-desktop up 5:21, 4 users, load average: 0.08, 0.06, 0.12 CPU Intel® i5 CPU M520@2.40GHz | GPU Intel® Ironlake Mobile