You could try
cd (moves you to ~)
mv .config .config.bak (all files here should be owned by you)
(usually new configs will be automatically made when needed)
OR
login as root, make a new user
cd (moves you to ~)
mv .config .config.bak (all files here should be owned by you)
(usually new configs will be automatically made when needed)
OR
login as root, make a new user