Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 09:46:10 -0500 (EST) From: Spike Gronim <spork@ix.netcom.com> To: Gary Jennejohn <garyj@muc.de> Cc: fbsdqs <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Two X servers at once Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812310945390.21261-100000@nyc-ny75-37.ix.netcom.com> In-Reply-To: <199812311005.LAA15036@peedub.muc.de>
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On Thu, 31 Dec 1998, Gary Jennejohn wrote: > Spike Gronim writes: > > >When I typed "Xnest :1" it responded with: > >_XSERVTransSocketINETCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed > >_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running > > > >Fatal server error: > >Cannot establish any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't > >already running > > > >This is with XFree86 3.3.3 on a 2.2.8-STABLE system. > > > > I had the same problem. > > You have to start it as root, otherwise it can't create the lock > in /tmp. That results in the same error messages. > > --- > Gary Jennejohn > Home - garyj@muc.de > Work - garyj@fkr.dec.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -Spike Gronim sporkl@ix.netcom.com The majority only rules those who let them. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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