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Oracle Linux: Unable To Start Xserver with Error: "xauth: timeout in locking authority file /home/oracle/.Xauthority" (Doc ID 2488609.1)

Last updated on APRIL 01, 2024

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 5.10 to Oracle Linux 9.0 [Release OL5U10 to OL9]
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86
Linux x86-64
Cust is unable to start serverX

Symptoms

 After installing GNOME Desktop, Xserver does not respond to the startX  command and the below errors are seen on the console.

Changes

GNOME Desktop X server was installed

Cause

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