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ubuntu 18.04 login loop issue in virtual box 6
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ubuntu 18.04 login loop
# it was due to .Xauthority file has bad permissions or missing. In my case, .Xauthority file was missing.
Ctl + ALT + F3 to switch to command line
touch ~/.Xauthority
xauth add ${HOST}:0 . $(xxd -l 16 -p /dev/urandom)
xauth list
sudo init 6
fixed this issue. :)
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