bug#37191: Cannot login after graphical install

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi Jussi,

Jussi Kuokkanen via Bug reports for GNU Guix <address@hidden> skribis:

> I'm getting a "Cannot make/remove an entry for the specified session" after 
> logging into the installed system, which returns me to the login prompt. The 
> cause seems to be shepherd failing to start dbus, which PAM depends on. 
> System config file and logs as attachments.

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> Aug 26 15:14:04 localhost login[203]: pam_elogind(login:session): Failed to 
> connect to system bus: No such file or directory
> Aug 26 15:14:04 localhost login[203]: pam_unix(login:session): session opened 
> for user jussi by LOGIN(uid=0)
> Aug 26 15:14:04 localhost login[203]: Cannot make/remove an entry for the 
> specified session

It seems that there’s at least one serious problem, which is
/var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket is unavailable, for some reason.

Did the ‘dbus-system’ shepherd service start correctly, or did you get
messages suggesting otherwise?

Thanks,
Ludo’.