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xauth: error in locking authority file /tmp/libgksu-X9fdBg/.Xauthority
- Posted August 26, 2016
- Linux CommandsDebian
Hi
root@Jessi8:~# sudo xauth generate :0 . trusted xauth: error in locking authority file /tmp/libgksu-X9fdBg/.Xauthority
I am getting the above error.
What is the solution?
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If you have another x session running this could cause this issue. A reboot should resolve it safely as the files in /tmp should be cleared out.