michael.thorp [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] said:

>The exact error message is as follows:
>
>Authentication failed
>_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect:  Can't connect:  errno = 111
>giving up.
>xinit:  Connection refused (errno 111):  unable to connect to X server
>xinit:  No such process (errno 3):  Server error
>
>This looks like a problem with the pam modules, but I have upgraded
>them with no luck.  When I use the root login, startx works just
>fine, but when I use my login, I get the above error.


As a workaround try:

edit /etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config and change (or comment out these lines):

        DisplayManager._0.authorize:    true
        DisplayManager._1.authorize:    true

to:
        DisplayManager._0.authorize:    false
        DisplayManager._1.authorize:    false


Richard



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