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Let's see, I cannot log in in Lubuntu 12.04. On the shell I get when typing startx:

  _XSERVTransSocketUNIXCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener()  failed
  _XSERVTransMakeA11C0TSServerListeners: server already running

  Fatal server error:
  Cannot establich any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't already running

 ...
 Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.  
 ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log
 Server terminated with error (1). CLosing log file

 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

Before I had only read-right on the file-system with sudo autoremove I got my write-rights back. I removed the .Xauthority* files in /home/username. Still cannot login back

mathematiker
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I found a solution for me: Well, I hope someone can use my answer:

I changed my password, reinstalled xserver-xorg by typing: sudo apt-get install --reinstall xorg

After a reboot it worked for me. Notice: I removed the .XAuthority files in /home/username by: sudo rm /home/username/.XAuthority*

to get a shell try Strg-Alt-F1 when you turn on your computer. I actually got my write-rights back by using clear in recovery mode.

Hopefully, this answer can help others as well.

mathematiker
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I got this message too, in my case the X server was indeed already running, I just had to switch to terminal 7 (the first GUI terminal) by pressing CTRL + ALT + F7.

Bert Regelink
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I had the same problem, but after 2 hours of search I ended up with x.org FAQ messages page, in that page explained to deal with these two errors like each others: 1 - "Server is already active for display 0" 2 - "Cannot establish any listening sockets..." It seems that X server is running, but you cannot just type startx -- :1 and start a new one, you should remove these two files:

/home/username/.XAuthority*

/opt/.X0-lock

and then start new X server on another display:

startx --:1

and then done! my screen back! I just tried to help here, for more information, this is the link that I found on www.x.org http://www.x.org/wiki/FAQErrorMessages/#index5h2

user251905
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Did you "Make sure an X server isn't already running" by trying something like startx -- :1? Maybe a [g|x|light]dm process was already running and blocking DISPLAY :0.

ohno
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I get similar message to run 

Xorg -configure

You test free space disk:

df -Th

For my case was this and if it has 100% You can get free space disk width

apt-get clean
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fernando
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