I’m very new to fedora and linux in general, so I do not know where and what logs are needed here. So here I will just outline the problem. If I’m not mistaken this is the same problem another user had on fedora 41 in this forums: Fedora 41 KDE after login the tty changes . Their fix (updating) did …

Hi, I’m also experiencing the same issue after doing a fresh install of Fedora KDE Plasma 43. In my case, the system logs in normally, but after a few minutes the login screen appears again on top of the active session. When I try to log in again, it freezes right after I press Enter on the passw…

[image] Gabriel Fagundes: Kernel version: 6.17.1-300.fc43.x86_64 I am using 6.18.9-200.fc43.x86_64, so I think you better do some updates and then try again.

This is the same problem as Fedora 43 Issue; Kernel boot delay followed by kick back to login, crashes - #22 by lazare

I suggested to look at the display-manager (sddm?) logs: Fedora 43 Issue; Kernel boot delay followed by kick back to login, crashes - #14 by francismontagnac

Fedora kde 43 login screen on active session

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francismontagnac (Francis Montagnac) February 16, 2026, 9:10am 7

I suggested to look at the display-manager (sddm?) logs:

Fedora 43 Issue; Kernel boot delay followed by kick back to login, crashes - #14 by francismontagnac

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