"/usr/openwin/bin/xauth: timeout in locking authority file $HOME/.Xauthority"

This error message is likely caused by one of two reasons:

1. The user's $HOME is not writable by the user; $HOME may be owned by an entirely different user.
2. The lock file $HOME/.Xauthority-l already exists; remove this file.

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"/usr/openwin/bin/xauth: timeout in locking authority file $HOME/.Xauthority"

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