Can't open terminal

[Pat Brown]

2014-02-26 2:54 GMT-05:00 Marty Sweet <msweet.dev at gmail.com>:

> Hi Pat,
>
> Please see the following link which has some solutions:
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1803102
> You will be able to kill X and fall back to terminal by pressing: Ctrl
> + Alt + F1 and then get back to X using Alt + F7.
>
> I would follow some of the suggested steps in the order:
> To check the file exists and permissions: ls -lh /home/USER/.Xauthority
> If not, create it: touch /home/USER/.Xauthority
> If the file is owned and grouped by another user, change it: chown
> USER:USER /home/USER/.Xauthority
>
> USER should be replaced with your login name (i.e. pat).
>
> Let us know how you got on and what worked,
> Thanks,
> Marty
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 7:11 AM, Pat Brown <pat.mysterywriter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I'm having problems with error messages about 'unable to copy the user's
> > Xauthorization file'. I found some online help that said open the
> terminal
> > and check various settings, but I can't open the terminal. All I get is a
> > blank gray screen.
> >
> > I'm also unable to run Update Manager and get the same Xauthorization
> > message. I can't run my Office or GIMP. I either get the Xauthorization
> > message or a message about my swap file and in the Office case a message
> > about the backup file.
> >
> > I have:
> >
> > Toshiba Satellite laptop
> > Mint (last stable version)
> > I haven't installed anything new lately and these problems just started.
> I'm
> > going to reboot now but I want to send this in case I can't get back in.
> >
> > Please, if anyone has any ideas for me and remember I can't access the
> > terminal.
> >
> > Pat Brown
> >
> > http://pabrown.com/
> > "Write the book the way it should be written, then give it to somebody to
> > put in the commas and shit."  Elmore Leonard 1925-2013
> >
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It worked perfectly. I was worried I'd lost all my work.

Thanks!

Pat Brown

http://pabrown.com/
“Write the book the way it should be written, then give it to somebody to
put in the commas and shit.”  Elmore Leonard 1925-2013
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