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==== Fresh profile ==== | ==== Fresh profile ==== | ||
Log out, open TTY 1 (CTRL-ALT-F1), log in with your p-number.<br/> | Log out, open TTY 1 (CTRL-ALT-F1), log in with your p-number.<br/> | ||
Go to /home and delete the dot files and folders, or your whole /home directory | Back up any important files.<br/> | ||
After you delete your home directory the system will create a new and fresh profile for you when you | Go to /home and delete the dot files and folders, or your whole /home directory.<br/> | ||
Alternatively, write the dot files to a tarball for later reference, and make sure not to delete the tarball.<br/> | |||
After you delete your home directory the system will create a new and fresh profile for you when you log in again.<br/> | |||
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This command forcibly removes all dot files and directory and their content from your home dir:<br/> | This command forcibly removes all dot files and directory and their content from your home dir:<br/> | ||
rm -rf ~/.* | rm -rf ~/.* | ||
Switch back to your window manager (CTRL-ALT-F7) and log in again. | Switch back to your window manager (CTRL-ALT-F7) and log in again. | ||
Revision as of 20:25, 10 February 2015
Fresh profile
Log out, open TTY 1 (CTRL-ALT-F1), log in with your p-number.
Back up any important files.
Go to /home and delete the dot files and folders, or your whole /home directory.
Alternatively, write the dot files to a tarball for later reference, and make sure not to delete the tarball.
After you delete your home directory the system will create a new and fresh profile for you when you log in again.
This command forcibly removes all dot files and directory and their content from your home dir:
rm -rf ~/.*
Switch back to your window manager (CTRL-ALT-F7) and log in again.