On Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 01:21:04PM -0700, Steven Schlansker wrote: > Ok, now when I startx it shows a patterned screen with a little X > cursor for about 1/2 second, then spits out this: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo startx > xauth: error in locking authority file /home/steven/.Xauthority > xauth: error in locking authority file /home/steven/.Xauthority > xauth: error in locking authority file /home/steven/.Xauthority > xauth: error in locking authority file /home/steven/.Xauthority > > Woowoo > > Xpmac / X Window System (X11R6.3) > Release Date: April 10, 2000 > > Running in mode=13, depth=8; req mode=0 depth=0 > Using VT number 7 > Mapped frame buffer (physaddr 0xf1001000 size 0x7ec10) at 0x30027000. > PEXExtensionInit: Couldn't open default PEX font file Roman_M > Using XFree86/Linux keycode handling. > > waiting for X server to shut down > > xauth: error in locking authority file /home/steven/.Xauthority
Please provide the full /var/log/XFree86.0.log, as it assuredly says at the bottom of the above error message. That said do you have the rights to the /home/steven/.Xauthority directory ? i see you are running startx as root, which is not a good idea per see, but it seems tosearch stuff in your home directory. Try it by being full root, or better yet, as a user. Friendly, Sven Luther
