The0nlyJP
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Xauth: timeout upon start up

Thu Aug 28, 2014 7:29 pm

after not using my pi for a long time i went on it and discovered that after i have logged in and typed 'startx' a message comes up saying " Xauth: timout in locking authority file /home/pi/.Xauthority" and then it turns off. Please help
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kusti8
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Re: Xauth: timeout upon start up

Fri Aug 29, 2014 1:03 am

Try deleting .Xauthority
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