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Skype only logs in as root

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I just installed Skype on my Ubuntu 12.04 again and somehow I can only login if I start Skype via root (sudo skype) in the terminal. If I try otherwise via dash or just "skype" without sudo permission I can't log in, it says "Login failed" or "Sign in failed" (got the German version).

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answered 2 Years ago ithriv · Accepted Answer

Run the following command:

sudo chown -R $USER: ~/.Skype

The command will give back ownership on all of Skype's config files to your own user, as you've probably ran Skype with sudo once. Which, after that, root took ownership of some of the files in its config and history files.

If you don't need your Skype logs, you can also remove the ~/.Skype directory (renaming would be safer).

mv ~/.Skype ~/.Skype.bak