Re: [expert] Deleted /tmp now X won't start

[John Aldrich]

On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> Experts -
> 
> Like an idiot, I accidentally deleted my /tmp directory.  
> I recreated the directory, but after rebooting, X fails to
> start.  It seems to be stuck in an infinite loop trying to
> start X or KDM.
> I can boot into text mode fine.
> 
> What can I do to get X back up and running...
> 
Reinstall X. That's the only way, from what I've read.
Mandrake has put some X stuff in /tmp for some strange
reason, so when you deleted /tmp, you deleted some vital
hidden files.
        John