This is almost certainly an ecryptfs related issue. You don't actually need to remove ~/.Xauthority, you just need to have your homedir decrypt/mounted via remote ssh or vt login. If not, you get dumped back to the login screen. If you're ssh'd in, login works fine.
This is almost certainly an ecryptfs related issue. You don't actually need to remove ~/.Xauthority, you just need to have your homedir decrypt/mounted via remote ssh or vt login. If not, you get dumped back to the login screen. If you're ssh'd in, login works fine.