> problem: i just installed mandrake 7.0 (again) .. after i logged in for
the
> first time (as a user), i typed startx to enter X window system with Kwm
and
> KDE..everything seemed fine at the time and i setup my KPPP, changed the
> background, setup Netscape, etc. nothing big, then i exited... when i
typed
> startx again however, i recieved the following error message---> auth:
> /home/buck/.Xauthority not writable changes will be ignored then it
contined
> to go back into X .. when i logged out the second time and tried startx
> again i recieved a different error message---> xauth: time out in locking
> authority file /home/buck/.Xauthority

Delete the .Xauthority file and then startx again, the file will be
recreated.


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