Deleted 24gb ./xsession-errors file in home, now stuck at login

**handyman24602** · 05-19-2009

Hi i Deleted a huge 24gb ./xsession-errors file in home and am now now stuck at login . I type my pass and click to log in then it goes back to the log in screen.

Although i can log in via the command prompt (but i need my GUI!).

Please help, i researched deleting this file on forums, i gathered it was safe to do so .

Any thoughts?

Using Kubuntu Gutsy Gibbon.

**devils casper** · 05-19-2009

Hi and Welcome !

Rename .kde folder in your home folder.

Code:

mv .kde .kde.bak

There are a few other files also but I don't have access to Kubuntu box right now.

In case renamin .kde doesn't work, post the output of this

Code:

cd
ls -al

**handyman24602** · 05-19-2009

thanks for helping.

Unfortunaly the rename did not work.

Could you tell me what to look for in the output of ls -al?

I cannot save the output.

**coopstah13** · 05-19-2009

just do

Code:

ls -al > ls.txt

this will output the result to a text file, then you can post it for us

**handyman24602** · 05-19-2009

Think the problem might be disk space as $ df -h gives /dev/sda3 as having Size 29G Used: 27G Avail: 0 Use%: 100%.

If ive deleted the offending file, and cleared the recyling bin, why is this still a problem?
with ls -al, a new .xsession-errors file is shown with 0 bytes?

**handyman24602** · 05-19-2009

Originally Posted by coopstah13

just do

Code:

ls -al > ls.txt

this will output the result to a text file, then you can post it for us

first thing i tried no disk space, that got me thinking about my above post.

**coopstah13** · 05-19-2009

i've seen this before I think, where a file deleted and then removed from trash didn't actually free up all the space, i would try reboot, the disk space is definitely the problem

**devils casper** · 05-19-2009

Execute this

Code:

sudo apt-get clean all

It will clear apt-get cache and free up a lot of space.

**handyman24602** · 05-19-2009

I found the recycle bin and deleted xsessions-errors from there. Now i have disk space.

i managed to get back onto the desktop.

however the war is not over........................xsession-errors is growing again

.

every minute it gets a gig larger?

that gives me 20 minutes.

**kmitnick** · 05-19-2009

dude if you want it to be cleared automatically add it to the cron table.

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