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cosmarchy
August 4th, 2012, 07:58 PM
Great....I cannot log in.
Until about an hour ago, I was using kubuntu desktop but then the problems started. I rebooted and tried to log in. I typed the correct password and then I got a black screen and then it returned me to the login screen again. Ummmm, I thought. So I tried again, and again, and again.....
Every time I get the same thing - a black screen and then it returns me to the login screen.
Can anyone please point me in the right direction to solving this?
Thanks
steeldriver
August 4th, 2012, 08:04 PM
can you log in at one of the virtual terminals (Ctrl-Alt-F1 etc.)? if so, do that then check the ownership of your .Xauthority / .ICEauthority files:
ls -l ~/.{X,ICE}authority
cosmarchy
August 4th, 2012, 09:10 PM
can you log in at one of the virtual terminals (Ctrl-Alt-F1 etc.)? if so, do that then check the ownership of your .Xauthority / .ICEauthority files:
ls -l ~/.{X,ICE}authority
The result is
ls:cannot access /home/user/_Xauthority: No such file or directory
ls:cannot access /home/user/_ICEauthority: No such file or directory
Thanks
cosmarchy
August 4th, 2012, 09:23 PM
Interestingly enough it lets me login as a guest but not as the usual account I was using.
steeldriver
August 4th, 2012, 09:24 PM
the first character should be a dot not an underscore
twiddle slash DOT Xauthority
cosmarchy
August 5th, 2012, 09:24 PM
the first character should be a dot not an underscore
twiddle slash DOT Xauthority
Oh dear :( What do I do now then? :confused:
steeldriver
August 5th, 2012, 09:30 PM
if your .Xauthority file has become root-owned you can just delete it
sudo rm /home/yourusername/.Xauthorityonce you've done that, try again logging in at the GUI
cosmarchy
August 6th, 2012, 05:23 PM
if your .Xauthority file has become root-owned you can just delete it
sudo rm /home/yourusername/.Xauthorityonce you've done that, try again logging in at the GUI
this didn't do anything as I still had the same problem when I tried to log in. So I thought what the hell and tried
sudo rm /home/yourusername/.ICEauthority instead; now i'm back in :D
I am curious however, being a linux numpty and all, but when I do a ls on the
/home/yourusername/ directory, I cannot see .Xauthority or .ICEauthority...why?
thanks for your help
steeldriver
August 6th, 2012, 05:35 PM
files starting with a '.' character are hidden - you need to use 'ls -a' ('all') or 'ls -al' ("all, long") to see them using 'ls'
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