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I have ubuntu server 12.10 and installed ubuntu-desktop to access it via GUI and changed the default runlevel to 5. Now I get the GUI login screen with my username (display name) but when i enter my password the screen just flicks and comes back to login screen ( doesnt give me any error). the same user works fine with same credentials in CLI.

strange thing is when i click on guest, it logs me in straight away and works fine.

Any solution please.

PS: I am new to Ubuntu/linux, Keeping in mind, please be basic and simple.

user251447
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This looks like the .Xauthority file is corrupted. Try this in a tty:

sudo mv .Xauthority .Xauthority_backup

Then restart lightdm and try to log in again:

sudo service lightdm restart

If that was not the cause, restore the file to its previous state:

sudo mv .Xauthority_backup .Xauthority
animaletdesequia
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