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Today I tried logging in in ubuntu but when I enter my password it keeps going to a black screen with text and then it gets me back to the login screen. When I press ctrl + alt + F1 I can login in the console. However when I start the console it says -bash: export: '/etc/profile' not a valid identifier. Also, it says the .Xauthorization filesize is 0. I have tried every solution I could find so far but nothig worked.

-Finn

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When logged into the console, please provide output from:

grep -nH export /etc/profile
grep -nH export ~/.profile
grep -nH export ~/.bashrc
grep -nH export ~/.bash_profile
grep -nH export /etc/bash.bashrc

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Edit: Thanks for running the commands.

A problem appears on line 36 of /etc/profile:

/etc/profile:36:export MSF_DATABASE_CONFIG=/opt/metasploit-framework/database.yml source /etc/profile

Remove the text at the end of line 36:

" source /etc/profile"

Well... actually lines 35 and 36 are twins. Just delete line 36.

Does that solve all of your problems, or does a problem persist?

This should remove the "not a valid identifier" error.

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grep -nH export /etc/profile = /etc/profile:33:export JAVA_HOME /etc/profile:34:export PATH /etc/profile:35:export MSF_DATABASE_CONFIG=/opt/metasploit-framework/database.yml /etc/profile:36:export MSF_DATABASE_CONFIG=/opt/metasploit-framework/database.yml source /etc/profile grep -nH export ~/.profile = No output grep -nH export ~/.bashrc = No output grep -nH export ~/.bash_profile = grep: /home/finn/.bash_profile: No such file or directory grep -nH export /etc/bash.bashrc = No output – Finn Feb 26 '14 at 13:27
    
@Finn, thanks for the grep-output. See my edit: line 36 of /etc/profile has an extraneaous "source" command. – UnlimitedInfinity Feb 26 '14 at 13:37
    
I followed a tutorial on how to install metasploit on ubuntu 12.04 and it said I had to type sudo sh -c "echo export MSF_DATABASE_CONFIG=/opt/metasploit-framework/database.yml >> /etc/profile source /etc/profile" I'll try to remove line 36 however I don't know what command to use. – Finn Feb 26 '14 at 14:11
    
That tutorial should have had "source /etc/profile" on a second command line or at least have put a ; before "source". Use vi to edit the file. Copy it first! Or use an editor you are familiar with. – UnlimitedInfinity Feb 26 '14 at 14:24
    
Thank's for the help. just one last question, what should I copy and where? – Finn Feb 26 '14 at 14:27

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