Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:52:40 -0500 From: Bob Perry <rperry@gti.net> To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org, scottro@nyc.rr.com Subject: Unable to Startx Following Upgrade--Error in, Locking Authority File Message-ID: <43F40518.8000003@gti.net>
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Looks like I may have overlooked the original response or just never received it since I just joined the mailing list tonight. On Sat, Feb 11, 2006 at 09:41:15PM -0500, Bob Perry wrote: > Following upgrade of xorg to version 6.9.0, I have been unable to start my > gnome session. Following reflects my attempts to resolve via messages to other > mailing lists. > > My .xinitrc file reads: > /usr/X11R6/bin/gnome-session > > times is the following: > /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth: error in locking authority file > /home/rperry/.Xauthority > (skip) > error opening security policy file > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy > AUDIT: Sat Jan 28...8433 X: client 1 rejected from local host > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > Xlib: No protocol specified > > I have no problem running startx as root. I had a similar problem, although in my case, I suspect it's due to some cheap hardware. At any rate, before starting X try xauth -b quit This will break any locks. (If your problem has similar causes as mine did, there will be an .Xauthority, and a couple of others--.Xauthority-c and .Xauthority-l, if I remember correctly.) Your description sounds as if it is similar, so perhaps this solution will help. - -- Scott Robbins Hi Scott, I ran the command, xauth -b quit, but no change. You are correct however, in that two files, .Xauthority-c and .Xauthority-l, were present. Now only .Xauthority remains. Not sure what my next steps are. Bob
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