Bug 515393 - plasma-login-greeter errors out shortly after startup with HELPER_AUTH_ERROR
Summary: plasma-login-greeter errors out shortly after startup with HELPER_AUTH_ERROR
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 515392
Alias: None
Product: plasma-login-manager
Classification: Plasma
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.5.91
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2026-02-01 15:52 UTC by Szczepan Hołyszewski
Modified: 2026-02-01 21:46 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Szczepan Hołyszewski 2026-02-01 15:52:26 UTC 
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Disable SDDM, enable plasmalogin
2. Reboot

OBSERVED RESULT

Greeter appears on screen but doesn't respond to input, and exits after a few seconds.

EXPECTED RESULT

Greeter should work.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.91
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.22.0
Qt Version: 6.11.0
Kernel Version: 6.18.7-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 12 × Intel® Core™ i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz
Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (31.3 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
Product Name: MS-7B24
System Version: 2.0
Comment 1 Szczepan Hołyszewski 2026-02-01 15:54:13 UTC 
Created attachment 189142 [details]
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Comment 2 Antonio Rojas 2026-02-01 16:27:51 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 515392 ***
Comment 3 Szczepan Hołyszewski 2026-02-01 21:46:42 UTC 
Sorry! Double submission. That's exactly what happens when you report a bug and test potential fixes for the login flow at the same time...