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Re: Debain XFCE login issue



On Sat, 12 Oct 2024 09:56:15 +0530
Bala Personal <balathepharmacist@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I’m a moderate Linux user and I recently installed Debian with XFCE 
> using the expert installation option. The installation was
> successful, but I’m experiencing issues during login. When I attempt
> to boot in, it enters the window manager, but I get no response with
> my username and password, and there are no error messages displayed.

You get no response at all? If you entered the wrong name or password,
you should get a noticeable error message and the opportunity to try
again.

> 
> I’m certain I’m using the correct username and password. After 
> researching online, I found that there might be an issue with the 
> `.Xauthority` file. Is this the real issue persists?

I have no idea. Did your research indicate a solution? However, on the
off chance that it is the culprit, my copy:

charles@jhegaala:~$ ll .Xauthority 
-rw------- 1 charles charles 377 Oct 10 13:55 .Xauthority
charles@jhegaala:~$ 

> 
> My system files are located on `nvme0n1`, not the usual `sda` or
> `sdb`.

I doubt that is related to your problem.

> Can you help me resolve this issue?

Try shifting to a console, and logging in there. <ctl><alt>F1 to go to
the first of six consoles, <ctl><alt>F7 to get back to the GUI. See if
you can log in as your user, and then (if you allowed it during
installation) as root.


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