Hi All Here are the /tmp permissions on my machine: drwxrwxrwt /tmp At startx, I recently get these messages: esd daemon unable to create /tmp/.esd directory esd daemon unable to fix the /tmp/.esd permissions to 1777 esd daemon unable to run the /tmp/.esd/socket unix socket And so on. I tried creating the /tmp/.esd directory, with 1777 permissions, before running startx, then kept getting the same messages, without the first one. Moreover: I removed by error, the ~/.esd_auth file, which contained an alphanumeric code, I suppose is necessary for the esd deamon be able to do its job. What can I do? I wonder whether at which step this esd-auth file is being created, either at esound rpm install ( probably not ), or another step. I could remove, then reinstall the esound rpm, I wish to have your advices before proceeding. Many thanks. Jean Francois Ortolo _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list