Erased my .xsession file

Little Dump · 10-14-2004, 09:21 AM

I accidently overwrote my .xsession file in my ~/ directory while I was using cftp.

It was completely my fault.

However, I dont have a backup (that I know of unless one was made). I had never edited it before, so it was the same as when I installed linux.

I am running Debian 3.1, is it likely that there was nothing in there? What should I do?

Samsara · 10-14-2004, 09:31 AM

I would do:

1) create new user
2) become root user
3) cp new user's .xsession to your home dir
4) chown it to yourself (not root!)
5) delete new user

Have fun!

Samsara

darkleaf · 10-14-2004, 09:48 AM

If you didn't edit it you can use the default version, which your x uses now anyway. It's /etc/X11/Xsession. Just type in the command line:

Code:

cp /etc/X11/Xsession ~/.xsession

Little Dump · 10-14-2004, 11:14 PM

strange

if i copy that file over, X fails to load.

If I have no .xsession, X runs fine.

darkleaf · 10-15-2004, 07:30 AM

Now I look at it I don't have that file either. And if you save it as .Xsession (note the capital) I have it like that.

thilinamb · 12-10-2008, 11:49 PM

I also faced the same problem. I modified the ~/.Xsession file and then it failed to load.

One of the solutions to this problem is to remove the Xsession file from your ~/ directory. Remove the temporary files of the Xsession file(like Xsession~) to keep things tidy.

Then logout and try to login again.

Cheers.
/thilina