When I log in the only thing that comes up after doing this is a gray screen with the mouse cursor. This problem only occurs with my normal user, I mean when I use the "startx" command as root user I can access the desktop normally, although without the customizations I made as normal user (as root, desktop looks exactly the same as when I installed the distro).
I wonder if this problem is occurring due to any changes I made to the LXDE files, in which case I would like to know if there is any way for me to reset those settings of my regular user using my root user.
In short, my problem is: I don't have access to the graphical interface when I log in as a regular user, just as root. Still, I have access to terminal with both users.
OS does not initialize after login
Re: OS does not initialize after login
Don't try to start X as root - it can break things so that you cannot login as normal user anymore.
Not sure that's what happened here.
What "changes" did you make to "the LXDE files"? Which files?
Have a look at the Xorg log generated after a failed attempt. To achieve this: recreate the problem, then press Ctrl-Alt-F2 and login as a normal user (i.e. not root), then issue the following command:The file whose timestamp correlates to the problem you just reproduced, you need to look at.
Not sure that's what happened here.
What "changes" did you make to "the LXDE files"? Which files?
Have a look at the Xorg log generated after a failed attempt. To achieve this: recreate the problem, then press Ctrl-Alt-F2 and login as a normal user (i.e. not root), then issue the following command:
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ls -l ~/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log /var/log/Xorg.0.log