Re: Can't login... need help

From: Paul Ravish (pravish_at_appleaid.com)
Date: 11/28/05

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    Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:12:41 -0500
To: Kent West <westk@acu.edu>

    Hi Kent,

    I received the same error message when I removed .Xauthority.

    However, towards the end of he process it said that couldn't
    find .Xauthority

    Thanks,

       --Paul

    On Nov 28, 2005, at 11:53 AM, Kent West wrote:

    > Paul Ravish wrote:
    >
    >
    >> Hi Antony,
    >>
    >> I logged in as root and typed "startx". This seemed to work as it
    >> took me to roots desktop.
    >>
    >> When I logged in as me (paul) and I typed "startx" I received the
    >> error message
    >>
    >> xauth: timeout in locking authority file /home/paul/.Xauthority
    >>
    >
    > "rm /home/paul/.Xauthority"
    >
    > then try again.
    >
    > --
    > Kent
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