Cannot log in to MATE
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Cannot log in to MATE
I get to the log in screen and enter my password, the screen goes black and then goes go back to the login screen. I have tried older kernels, startx from other run levels and creating a new user to make sure it was a file error. Any help is welcome
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Re: Cannot log in to MATE
From an earlier post on this forum, have you tried removing the "Installation Media" and rebooting? You may still be on the "live" medium, in which case, no login,
Re: Cannot log in to MATE
thanks but am not on a live CD. It is installed on my hardr drive along side Windows 10.
Re: Cannot log in to MATE
delete
.Xauthority
and .ICEauthority
Re: Cannot log in to MATE
you shouldn't have to sudo, but if it worked then doesn't matter. change title to SOLVED if you don't need more help with this. this works on most desktops if the issue is bad xauthority