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#1 2016-06-25 12:45:52
- fvirgola80
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[SOLVED] .Xauthority blocks login
Help does not start startx
xauth: error in locking authority file /home/fvirgola80/.Xauthority
X: user not authorized to run the X server, aborting.
xinit: Server error.
Help me
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#2 2016-06-25 13:29:02
- Head_on_a_Stick
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Re: [SOLVED] .Xauthority blocks login
Try:
rm ~/.XauthorityIf it complains about file permissions, use:
sudo rm ~/.XauthorityWhy do you want to use `startx`?
Is LightDM broken?
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#3 2016-06-25 15:32:26
- fvirgola80
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Re: [SOLVED] .Xauthority blocks login
Head_on_a_Stick wrote:
Try:
rm ~/.XauthorityIf it complains about file permissions, use:
sudo rm ~/.XauthorityWhy do you want to use `startx`?
Is LightDM broken?
Bingo.. 
thank you so much Head_on_a_Stick..... 
Last edited by fvirgola80 (2016-06-25 15:57:53)
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#4 2016-06-25 20:17:19
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Re: [SOLVED] .Xauthority blocks login
Marking this drive-by thread solved. 
I don't care what you do at home. Would you care to explain?
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