I changed my .xinitrc file and can't log into Ubuntu, how to fix it?

Question

I use vim to build an empty file ~/.xinitrc as a tutorial tells me. And then I change its content to exec wmii. wmii is the window manager I intended to use. I've already installed it on my Ubuntu.

After I reboot my computer, I can't log in with my account, flash up and back to the log in interface. But still I can log in with guest account.

Is there a way that I can fix this problem and log in with my account?

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 31 '14 at 14:20

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Go to tty1 using Ctrl+Alt+F1 keyboard shortcut, login with your username and password and delete the file:

rm ~/.xinitrc

Finally, restart lightdm:

sudo service lightdm restart

or

sudo service lightdm force-reload

answered Mar 31 '14 at 14:20

Radu Rădeanu

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@Zen I said in the answer: type in the same time Ctrl+Alt+F1. – Radu Rădeanu Mar 31 '14 at 14:32
It's so strange, I deleted the ~/.xinitrc under /home/user1 . It still flash out. And I didn't find .xinitrc under /etc/skl . But I bulid a new account, it can log in normally. – Zen Mar 31 '14 at 14:46
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@Zen You can try also Ubuntu gets stuck in a Login Loop – Radu Rădeanu Mar 31 '14 at 14:48
OK, additional information, I just suffered a xmessage error. – Zen Mar 31 '14 at 14:50

I changed my .xinitrc file and can't log into Ubuntu, how to fix it?

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