Try fiddling with chmod Use the command to change the ownership of the xauthority file to your sisters username (if it isn't owned by her already). Check the file /etc/passwd has an entry in there for her home directory. If not put it in. Do chmod +arw xauthority or chmod 770 xauthority.....
All the best, Michael Fothergill >From: "TD - Sales International Holland B.V." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Newbie]unable to start 'x' >Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 14:56:58 +0100 > >On Friday 23 November 2001 11:13, you wrote: > >could you give us the output from these commands >ls -l /tmp/.X0-lock >ls -l /home/kylie/.Xauthority > >regards > > > Hi all > > > > Can anyone help with the following error that my sister is getting on >her > > machine. > > > > xauth: error in locking authority file /home/kylie/.Xauthority > > xauth: error in locking authority file /home/kylie/.Xauthority > > xauth: error in locking authority file /home/kylie/.Xauthority > > xauth: error in locking authority file /home/kylie/.Xauthority > > > > > > Fatal server error: > > Can't read lock file /tmp/.X0-lock > > > > > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send > > the full server output, not just the last messages. > > Please report problems to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > giving up. > > xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): unable to connect to X >server > > xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error. > > xauth: error in locking authority file /home/kylie/.Xauthority > > > > TIA > > > > Robyn > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie >_______________________________________________ >Newbie mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >*** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: >http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
