Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

stefzeer90 · 03-25-2014, 01:15 PM

Can't seem to login in Ubuntu after update and reboot.Even with the guest account.
Also got error etc/profile not valid variable in the log files if that has something to do with it.

I can login from ctrl+alt+f1 shell.But can't login from the initial graphic login screen neither as user nor as guest.

When i go to shell with ctrl+alt+f1 and after I login i get this :

Code:

-bash export '/etc/profile' not valid identifier.

When i run startx :

Quote:

Fatal server error: Server already running for display 0.
Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyxinit :giving up.
Xinit: unable to connect to X server : Resource temporarily unavailable.
Xinit: server error

Code:

startx -- :1

- Gets me to the desktop wallpaper and a mouse cursor but only that and can't actually do anything.

Since it said X server was already running on display 0 I tried

Code:

sudo stop lightdm

and then

Code:

startx

, And again it got me to just the desktop wallpaper and a cursor where i can't do anything.

HERE is my xorg.log file. (pastebin link). Please help.
Thanks

paladin.michael · 03-25-2014, 03:44 PM

as per this thread here

try stopping the existing xorg running (should work by stopping lightdm as you mentioned) and then removing these two files

Quote:

/home/username/.XAuthority*
/opt/.X0-lock

Then try startx, hopefully this is what you need.

Another fellow in that discussion suggested re-installing xorg, but in your situation I'd try the above first.