I try to startx. the message is the folloowing: ------------------------- xauth:error in locking authority file : /home/julia/.Xauthority (*4) fatal server errror: can't read lock file /tmp/.XO-lock
giving up xinit: no such file or dirctory (errno 2): unable to connect X server xinit: no such process (errno 3) xauth:error in locking authority file : /home/julia/.Xauthority (*4) ------------------------ I found .Xauthority but .X0-lock is nowhere. (I make a find on the whole disk and it tells: no such file or directory) I've tried to create it in /tmp nbut the message stays the same. I've tried to rename .Xauthority for the system does'nt find it...and the message stays the same. Thank you for helping me.I have to work for my exam. julia . PS:I'm french so if it's possible , I'd like you to answer me also in french. I count on u. About the unclean halt: the computer (it's a laptop compak) made a terrible noise while I was connecting the floppy-reader during the boot of the machine. _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
