Ubuntu Installation :: Update Failure On .ICEauthority And Separate /home
Mar 26, 2010
I created a separate /home partition after installing Karmic on a new computer using this HowTo :
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I copied all the files from /home/user using
find . -depth -print0 | sudo cpio --null --sparse -pvd /new/
On booting after the change, the new /home is correctly on a separate partition BUT during boot I get a message :
Could not update ICEauthority file /home/user/.ICEauthority
I checked and the ownership and permissions for /home/user/.ICEauthority are correct. The suggested remedy of deleting the file & waiting for it to be recreated doesn't work either. But when I compare other hidden files in the new /home/user directory, quite a few now have their ownership changed to root. & I am unable to connect to my external monitor because of a permission problem (probably connected).
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Mar 26, 2010
I created a separate /home partition after installing Karmic on a new Sony E series computer.
I used this HowTo : [url]
I copied all the files from the old /home/user using
On booting after the change, the new /home is correctly on a separate partition BUT during boot I get a message : Could not update ICEauthority file /home/user/.ICEauthority
I checked out posts from people with similar problems.
Ownership and permissions for /home/user/.ICEauthority are correct. Deleting the file & waiting for it to be recreated doesn't work. (Not sure I understood the right way to do this.)
But when I compare other hidden files in the new /home/user directory, quite a few now have their ownership changed to root.
I am unable to connect to my external monitor because of a permission problem (probably connected).
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May 1, 2011
I recently installed Ubuntu 11.04 with Unity as the default desktop environment, but I wanted Gnome 3 instead. So the installation of Gnome 3 and Gnome Shell went through, and I'm presented with a nice "gnomeish" gdm, but when I type my user password and try to log in all I get is this:
Code: Could not update ICEauthority file /home/pontus/.ICEauthority And all I can click is a button that logs me out.
I've tried from the terminal to change owner and rights and I've even tried to delete the file, but I still get this dialog every time I log in.
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Jan 2, 2010
I have installed 9.10 on a Dell laptop internal drive.My problem is that I am getting the error:
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Could not update ICEauthority file /home/holocene/.ICEauthority then after hitting enter I get:
Code:
There is a problem with the configuration server. (/usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconf-sanity-check-2 exited with status 256)
How do I get this user and files functioning again?
What I did:
1. Installed ubuntu
2. got wireless/mail/other things working and used them for a couple days.
3. Decided my password was too short (insecure) and changed it. I used the GUI tool on the admin screen called Users, I think it is called.
4. restarted my laptop later, and got these messages.
I have googled extensively about this error, and it seems there is no good explanation as to how to get my user "holocene" back as a functioning user account. I have been able to setup another user using the recovery console but this is not a satisfying compromise.
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Feb 18, 2010
I've updated my password some days back and when I restarted my machine I got error messages stating...
1. Could not update ICEauthority file /home/username/.ICEauthority it gives me only xClose tab and when I click it I get another error message saying...
2. There is a problem with the configuration server.
(/usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconf-sanity-check-2 exited with status 256) xClose and the last message which i get says that...
3. Nautilus could not create the required folder "/home/username/Desktop".Before running Nautilus, please create the following folder, or set permissions such that Nautilus can create it.
Now every time when I restart my machine I've to follow this procedure...
1. I select my username and then login using xterm.
2. I give command ecryptfs-mount-private and give another password to mount it (it's not taking my regular password)
3. After doing this it takes me back to the login screen and allow me to log in normally...
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Dec 18, 2010
I've just installed Ubuntu 10.04 onto my system and have been getting an error message right after i enter my password to login "Could not update ICEauthority file /home/jimmy/.ICEauthority" I can close this and everything seems to work fine. I have no idea as to why i get this error and how do i get rid of it. I tried using one of the suggestions and entered the command
Code:
sudo chown jimmy:jimmy .ICEauthority
got an input/output error for this I've checked the permissions using the following command
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ls -l home/jimmy/.ICEauthority
got the following output
-rw------- 1 jimmy jimmy 0 2010-12-18 22:55 /home/jimmy/.ICEauthority
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Jun 5, 2011
2.Could not update ICEauthority file /home/superuser/.ICEauthority3.there is a problem with configuration server.(/usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconf-sanity-check-2 exited with status 256).nautilus could not create the following required folders./home/superuser/desktop,/home/superuser/.nautilus. *before running nautilus, please create these folders, or set permissions such that nautilius can create them*5.GConf error: no database available to save your configuration: Unable to store a value at key '/apps/nautilus/preferences/clutter_Test: As the configuration server has no writable databases. There are some common causes of this problem: then the long list I am on my mobile phone..
First I would like to say I learned my lesson by being high on curosity! I believe I was goofing around with systems-users-advance systems and one of the drop downs I submitted root. Proceeding this path it lead me to a tricky question about transfering old files to a new home or something, but it will also delete the old files on my old home idk maybe two gconf ( read the username)
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Aug 13, 2011
I am setting up a freeipa2 server (both fedora 15), and I was able to get the ipa-client-install to work perfectly (as far as I know) by yum excluding libcurl and curl. If I run kinit brad, I can authenticate and that works aswell.
But when I want to login as me through gdm, I get "Could not update ICEauthority file /home/brad/.ICEauthority" granted the home folders do not exist as this would be my first ever login.
I am currently replacing a windows computer lab to fedora, and have got eveything else ready to go.
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Mar 23, 2010
1) I get this error message when I boot up :-
2) Then followed by : "There is a problem with the configuration server. (/usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconf-sanity-check-2 exited with status-256)"
3) Then followed by : "Nautilus could not create the following required folders: /home/ian/Desktop, /home/ian/.nautilus. Before running Nautilus, please create these folders, or set permissions such that Nautilus can create them"
1. I have tried changing the permissions of the /home/ian/.ICEautority folder (as here) :-
Code:
sudo chown ian:ian /home/ian/.ICEauthority
sudo chmod 644 /home/ian/.ICEauthority
No luck. (Even tho this thread states it worked!)
2. As per this thread None of these worked :-
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Aug 24, 2010
When Ubuntu boots, I get the following message:"Could not update ICEauthority file /home/jim/.ICEauthority" After I dismiss this message, I get "There is a problem with the configuration server.(usr/lib/libgconf-4/gconf-sanity-check-2 exited with status 256" Then the desktop fails to start.
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May 17, 2011
in my terminal : sudo chmod 700 /home now ,i can not enter my os.when i open os : could not update iceauthority file /home/pt/.iceauthority. how can i do?
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Jun 12, 2010
I have the following error messages on my computer after I enter my password and boot into gnome: Could not update ICEAuthority file /home/sam/.ICEauthority Then: There is a problem with the configuration server, /usr/lib/libconf2-4/gconf-sanity-check-2 (exited with status 256)
Finally: Nautilus could not create the following required olders: /home/sam/Desktop, /home/sam/.nautilus Before running nautilus, please create these folders or set permissions such that Nautilus can create them. Solutions I've tried: sudo chmod 700 /home/ what to do to repair nautilus and graphically boot into gnome?
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Dec 10, 2009
After installing madwifi, I get this error message at login
couldn't update ICEauthority/home/name/ICEaithority.
Now I don't have to login i.e. enter my password. It just goes to a black screen and I get this error, which I close out and than I am logged into my desktop which seems to be fine.
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Oct 27, 2010
I am using fedora11 64 bit.My problem is,today morning i start the computer,then an error raised.
i.e could not update ICEauthority file /var/lib/gdm. ICEauthority
Actually yesterday ,i changed the permissions of /gdm file,with this command:
My system is not working now...how can i solve this problem with out loss of any data.
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Nov 20, 2009
When i log out/in takes long time and file is not updated?
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Oct 27, 2010
I am using fedora11 64 bit.My problem is,today morning i start the computer,then an error raised.
i.e could not update ICEauthority file /var/lib/gdm. ICEauthority
Actually yesterday ,i changed the permissions of /gdm file,with this command:
Keyboard& mouse are not working...
My system is not working now...how can i solve this problem with out loss of any data.
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May 5, 2011
I upgraded from 10.10 to 11.04 on my Toshiba 32-bit laptop without any problems.Since the upgrade I am starting to have troubles on this machine. Most others are 64-bit and bar an Evolution issue are fine.In this case, 24 hours after the upgrade the machine wanted to do an Update. It would not allow the update until I fixed some broken packages which I did via Synaptics Package Manager. I then Marked All Upgrades and did the update from there.It was fine until I shut down and tried to log in again.I got the Blue Screen of Death!!!!!! I thought only Windows had this!Anyway, I could not log in. The auto login was not working so I used Other which gave me Recovery, entered my UN and PW, and I got the error message:
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Could not update ICEauthority file
I have searched the forum and some other sites, but none of the ideas can I get to work. I can start the machine using a 9.10 CD in the trial mode, but can not download the files suggested or delete the ICEauthority file, etc...
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Jan 11, 2010
I want to move my home directory to a separate partition so I can install the new versions of Ubuntu without losing my data. And while I'm at it, what other important directories should I move to separate partitions? And how do I do it? I'm guessing that the /boot directory should also be moved to its own partition too, yes? Because it has the GRUB in it, and if I removed Ubuntu to make way for a newer version of Ubuntu, I'll just get an error because the computer can't find the GRUB that doesn't exist anymore, right? And also, if I move those important yet-to-be-listed directories to their own separate partitions, how large should those partitions be?
I don't want to miss out on the upcoming Lucid Lynx (If it will work in the first place, of course ) By the way, I have an Ubuntu-Windows XP dual-boot system. I'll attach a screenshot of my partition table from GPartEd. You can see that I have about 300 GB. The largest partition is Ubuntu.
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May 8, 2010
Many Ubuntu users seem have their /home folder on a separate partition (better security?). I have a OK dual-boot installation (Win7+Ubuntu 10.04) - should I try to move my /home folder ? If so, how ?I DO NOT want to get into any troubles with my existing setup !I have free (unallocated) disk space both outside and inside the extended partition which is used for Ubuntu (90 GB, Ubuntu is 60 GB ext4 + 7 GB swap).
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Apr 11, 2011
I haven't been using Ubuntu for a couple of years. Yesterday I decided to fire up my ubuntu box and upgraded from 8.04 to 10.10.
The upgrade went fine, but when I boot it tells me that the /home dir cant be mounted. It allows me to Wait, Skip, or Manually mount it. If I skip I can log in and mount the partition that contains my /home folder so I know that nothing is corrupt. I'm sure my fstab just got overwritten during the upgrade, but, since its been so long, I don't recall how to (correctly) fix it back.
Cliffs:
--Upgraded from 8.04 to 10.10
--/home dir is on a separate partition & is not mounting properly
--How do I set it up so that my /home dir mounts on boot?
I'd just try messing around with fstab myself, but I really don't want to lose any data.
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Dec 1, 2010
Is there a way to setup a separate /home partition during a new installation of Ubuntu? If so, how. I've found guides about how to do it after installation, but it seems there ought to be a way to do it that way from the very beginning.
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Jan 20, 2010
Compiz settings, my entire GUI would freeze up after the startup splash. It did the little ubuntu jingle and so on but wouldn't actually load up the desktop. I would've booted into recovery mode and deleted the settings that were messing it all up for me, but pressing ESC during grub did nothing! So as a last effort I reinstalled Ubuntu (Karmic) from the live CD on the first partition only, but I don't know how to make the second partition (with my old /home directory) the normal /home directory. The instructions linked above seem to require having done the whole process of moving the partition (so as to create "old" and "new" dirs, etc.).
So there are really two problems here: 1) How does one restore things to normal when a few too many cheeky moves with the desktop effects turns everything to pot? And 2) How does one reinstall Ubuntu with a separate /home partitions
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May 3, 2010
im gonna do a fresh install of ubuntu 10.04 and want to make a separate partition for the home folder.
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Jul 16, 2010
I will be helping a friend upgrade from 9.04 through to 10.04 LTS, and I am aware that the machine was installed with a separate home partition. I know a clean install is an option however I am tempted by online version upgrades with the thought that any apps they are using will be carried over. Is this a realistic hope? I know that medibuntu for example does not survive a version upgrade.
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Sep 19, 2010
I am about to do a clean install of Ubuntu 10.04 and I want to have my /home on a separate ntfs partition so that it can be accessed by windows 7. I know that i can move it after the install but i wold rather not go through all the problems of moving it.
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Mar 20, 2011
I've read several accounts of users who upgraded Ubuntu versions and ran into problems. I read that putting /home on a separate partition can make it easier to do upgrades. But it seems to me application versions and even the default applications themselves change so much between Ubuntu releases that I question whether it's a good idea to have all the "OLD" config files and settings that get stored in /home sitting around when running a new Ubuntu release.Does anyone think it's a better idea to just put the whole Ubuntu install (i.e., / and /home) on the same partition? And then when upgrading, backup, and then just fresh install everything (to get the cleanest possible installation)?
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Jun 25, 2010
Looks like I missed defining a /home dir during installation. It's been a while I have a spare partition now that I'd really love to use. Can you specify this still, or is it only allowed during an install?
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Mar 28, 2011
recently i made a backup of my home directory in 10.10 before reinstalling 10.10. again.This time I chose to manually define the partitions (50GB Root, 25GB Swap, 325GB Home)Now i wish to migrate the old home into the newly installed home, which is on a separate partition.I have found the following documentation URL...Still, as a beginner I am not quite sure about the necessary steps to perform.As the new home is located on a separate partition is it possible to simple delete all directories there and copy all directories from old home to new home with rsync?
Do I have to install all the software that corresponds to the old home first followed by migrating home or first migrating home followed by installing the software such as thunderbird, Texlive2010 etc.Guess that migration should take place at a later stage. Otherwise my old profile files from firefox and thunderbird will be overwriten by new ones?
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Oct 24, 2010
After update i cant log into my login account. I cant go into home/mylogin directory.
Unable to read ICE authority file /home/mylogin/.ICEauthority
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Apr 24, 2011
So when i boot on ubuntu, i get the error "Could not update ICEauthority file /var/lib/gdm/.ICEauthority" When I close the error, it shows the normal login screen, but i cant choose my user because it does not show any user being there. Also, i go to the power menu(the button to restart and shut down at the bottom right) and i click restart, but it does nothing. Im running dual boot with Ubuntu 10.10 and Windows 7(if thats related)
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