Graphical login fails for any user if the user is logged on to a shell session

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • GNOME login fails for any user if the user remains logged into a shell session when switching from "multi-user.target" to "graphical.target".
  • The problem can be triggered by any user except for root. It does not matter if the shell session in question is opened locally on the computer or via ssh.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux(RHEL)
    • 8.2
    • 8.3
    • 8.4
  • systemd

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content