Not able to login

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  • Post last modified:May 12, 2022
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Problem: Not able to login to Ubuntu Linux system because the disk partition containing the HOME directory has become full.

Solution:

  • Press CTRL ALT F1 together to switch to text mode and try to login.
  • After login, check the free space in disk partitions by give the command,

$ df -h

  • Make space in the disk partition containing the HOME directory by deleting files from the command line. After adequate space has been freed, press CTRL D to logout. Press CTRL ALT F7 together to get the graphical user interface.

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Karunesh Johri

Software developer, working with C and Linux.