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Re: [despammed] X does not start



Just if it can help to know what is wrong, I can start X normally if
logged as root

Thanks

> "roylo" <roylo@example.com> wrote:
> 
> > 2 quick questions for you
> > a.) did you turn off xfs?
> 
> ps -ax shows the following 
> 
> 585	 ? 	S	0:00	xfs -droppriv -daemon -port -1
> 
> I don't know if this answers the question
> 
> > b.) were you playing with any type of  port filters? (firewall [ipchains,
> > netfilter] or hosts.deny)
> 
> No
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Scott" <scottro@example.com>
> > To: <tlug@example.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 6:03 PM
> > Subject: Re: [despammed] X does not start
> > 
> > 
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Hector Akamine" <akamine@example.com>
> > > To: <tlug@example.com>
> > > Cc: <akamine@example.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 8:42 PM
> > > Subject: [despammed] X does not start
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi everybody
> > > >
> > > > My computer suddenly refused to start X
> > > >
> > > > AUDIT: Thu Aug 30 09:41:16 2001: 6343 X: client 1 rejected from local
> > > > host
> > > > Xlib: connection to ":0:0" refused by server
> > > > Xlib: client is not authorized to connect to server
> > > >
> > > > Did any file get corrupted? How can I fix it?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > I haven't played with Vine Linux, but I believe it's an offshoot of RH,
> > > right?
> > >
> > > See if there's a file in the home directory (of whatever user or all
> > users)
> > > called .Xclients  or .Xclients-default.  (Which might have been created if
> > > you used the switchdesk command)
> > > chmod 500 .Xclients
> > >
> > > See if that works.  Not sure if your problem is quite identical to one
> > that
> > > I had, but it sounds similar and that's how I fixed it.
> > > HTH
> > > Scott
> > >


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