From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 23 23:04:31 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DA7216A4CE for ; Sun, 23 May 2004 23:04:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ms-smtp-02-eri0.socal.rr.com (ms-smtp-02-qfe0.socal.rr.com [66.75.162.134]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 452B743D39 for ; Sun, 23 May 2004 23:04:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from hoe-waa@hawaii.rr.com) Received: from ms-mss-01 ([10.10.4.12])i4O63uXr025656 for ; Sun, 23 May 2004 23:03:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from socal.rr.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ms-mss-01.socal.rr.com (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.21 (built Sep 8 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HY7009IBFIJVN@ms-mss-01.socal.rr.com> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 23 May 2004 23:03:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [10.10.6.206] (Forwarded-For: [24.25.245.126]) by ms-mss-01.socal.rr.com (mshttpd); Sun, 23 May 2004 20:03:55 -1000 Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 20:03:55 -1000 From: hoe-waa@hawaii.rr.com To: jason Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: iPlanet Messenger Express 5.2 HotFix 1.21 (built Sep 8 2003) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-language: en Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline X-Accept-Language: en Priority: normal X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine cc: xfree86@xfree86.org cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can't startx after upgrade X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: hoe-waa@hawaii.rr.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 06:04:31 -0000 Thanks for responding Jason. Yes, I used the script from gnome. This is the 3rd box I have upgraded and the first problem of this nature. Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: jason Date: Sunday, May 23, 2004 4:55 pm Subject: Re: can't startx after upgrade > hoe-waa@hawaii.rr.com wrote: > > >Aloha > > > >I have just successfully upgrade gnome 2.4 to gnome 2.6. At least > >that's the message I received after running the upgrade script. :) > > > >Before the upgrade all was working well. After the upgrade > >I have some problems. I cannot startx from a regular user login. > > > >When trying, I get the following errors: > > > >$startx > >xauth: timeout in locking authority file /home/robert/.Xauthority > >xauth: timeout in locking authority file /home/robert/.Xauthority > >xauth: timeout in locking authority file /home/robert/.Xauthority > >xauth: timeout in locking authority file /home/robert/.Xauthority > > > >Fatal server error: > >Cannot move old logfile "/var/log/XFree86.0.log.old" > > > >When reporting a problem (blah, blah) > > > > > >giving up. > >xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): unable to connect to X > server>xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error. > >xauth: timeout in locking authority file /home/robert/.Xauthority > >$ > > > >If I startx from a root login, I get to gnome but it seems to load > very>slow. > > > >I also am not able to su from a normal login to root. > > > >$su > >Password: > >May 22 06:48:27 bsd-desktop su: BAD SU robert to root on /dev/ttyv0 > >su: Sorry > >$ > > > >I am running FreeBSD 5.2RC. > > > >TIA > >Robert > > > >_______________________________________________ > >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org"> > > > > > There was a big problem with updating gnome if you did not check > freebsd/org/gnome first. You have to download a script and run it > first. If you did not, np, just follow the instructions and all > will be > good once more. > > Jason >