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I upgraded from Ubuntu 10.04 to 12.04 and it went fine. After restart, when I try to log in from my root user it shows a command screen in a split second and then returns back to the log in screen which shows all users. I have even tried to test logging in with other users and it is working fine.

I guess there is some problem with home folder of my user or something. Kindly help me out otherwise my only hope is to make a fresh install from a CD which I am avoiding.

Thanks in advance.

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  • When you say root user, do you mean the following account: root@your-hostname? Or an account that is part of sudoers (i.e., accounts that can't execute sudo)?
    – oaskamay
    Mar 14, 2013 at 15:20

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This solution originally by actionparsnip worked for me:

Press CTRL+ALT+F1

Log in with you user name and password

Run the following command: sudo chown -R $USER:$USER $HOME

Press CTRL+ALT+F7
Try to log in
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    Recursively changing file user/group ownership should be done with very much care. Please don't suggest this out of nowhere.
    – gertvdijk
    Aug 14, 2014 at 15:00
  • why don't you also tell what are the consequences of doing this? And give the solution to this problem instead of preaching.
    – user1595633
    Aug 14, 2014 at 15:17
  • The answer is correct. It can be made clear --only /home/<user>/.Xauthority files needs to be chowned.
    – Jayan
    Aug 21, 2014 at 12:19

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