You should do a web search.
"Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'"
Is answered nearly every day on this list.
Mark.
On Fri, 20 Jun 2003, xscui wrote:
> Hi,xfree86��
>
> I am a Chinese student,and I am a beginner of Linux.I used to use RedHat Linux
> 8.0,but I have a problem now,I beg your help,Thank you every much !
>
> My trouble is that I can't login normally,but I can login text mode.The system
> will tell me some message as "Server Authorization directory (daemon/ServAuthDir) is
> set to /var/gdm but this does not exist.Please correct gdm configuration
> /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf and restart gdm".The message will appear in every few seconds.
>
> I noticed that when the system startup,something have wrong.One looks as this:
> "Start Sm-client : can not chdir(/var/spool/clientmqueuel):Permission denied
> Program mode requires special privileges,e.g.,root or TrustedUser.[FAILED]"
>
> I also check the files by myself,I opened /var/gdm (/var/gdm looks like a
> directory,but I can "vi /var/gdm").The content is as below (6 lines):
> "Press ? for keyboard shortcuts
> "Sorted by name (.bak,~,.o,.h,.info,.swp,.obj at end of list)
> "=/var/gdm/
> ./
> fonts.cache-1
> :0.Xservers
>
> I think there is a file called :0.Xservers in the directory /var/gdm/ ,and the
> file maybe as below(1 line):
> :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0
>
>
> At first I look for answer in internet by google,I have tried changing the
> attribute of /var/gdm ,but it failed still. later ,I want to use startx to get into
> GUI ,I see some information about your mail ,so I write to you to beg your
> help.Please help me ,I also give you some files copy from my computer. The files
> include
> "/etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf"��"etc/X11/gdm/factory-gdm.conf"��"/etc/X11/XF86config" and
> "/var/log/XFree86.0.log"
>
> Thanks a lot!!
>
>
> ����������������xscui
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> ��������������������2003-06-20
>
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