question of xAuthority?
i had a problem wherein i couldn't get passed the login window in Ubuntu 12.04, even though i have the correct username and password, it still comes back to the login screen. I've found a solution wherein i would change the ownership of the .xAuthority in my home folder.
so these are the steps that i've taken? 1. CTRL+ALT+F1 when i'm in the login screen 2. Then change the ownership of .xAuthority which is previously owned by ROOT by executing the following command : chown username:username .xAuthority
question is what is this .xAuthority file in the first place? why does changing the file fixed my problem of being unable to login?
i had a problem wherein i couldn't get passed the login window in Ubuntu 12.04, even though i have the correct username and password, it still comes back to the login screen. I've found a solution wherein i would change the ownership of the .xAuthority in my home folder.
so these are the steps that i've taken? 1. CTRL+ALT+F1 when i'm in the login screen 2. Then change the ownership of .xAuthority which is previously owned by ROOT by executing the following command : chown username:username .xAuthority
question is what is this .xAuthority file in the first place? why does changing the file fixed my problem of being unable to login?
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