Can't log into my Virtual Machine

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I have an Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Virtual Machine on Virtualbox. I seem to be having problems logging into it.

After I have entered my password I get a blank screen and then returns me to the login page again. It used to work but now it does not.

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If you are trying to log into the Xorg session, try logging into the Wayland session instead.

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I’ve had this problem on my live system and the issue was the / partition was 100% filled.

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Switch to another tty at the login screen instead, Ctrl+Alt+F3, and then login with username and password.

Check some basics:
df -hT
journalctl -xe

Also post system specs. for host and guest VM.

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I switched from Ubuntu Xorg to Ubuntu on the settings tab on the login screen. This seems to allow me to login into the VM as normal.

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That’s a classic description of a desktop crash.
There are many, many possible causes.
Each possible cause has a different solution set.

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