From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 16 04:51:41 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A84316A420 for ; Thu, 16 Feb 2006 04:51:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rperry@gti.net) Received: from apollo.gti.net (apollo.gti.net [199.171.27.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5930D43D45 for ; Thu, 16 Feb 2006 04:51:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rperry@gti.net) Received: from [208.216.126.201] (ts5m-pool0-201.gti.net [208.216.126.201]) by apollo.gti.net (mail) with ESMTP id 5D7B8360ED; Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:47:42 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <43F40518.8000003@gti.net> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:52:40 -0500 From: Bob Perry User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (X11/20060204) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org, scottro@nyc.rr.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Unable to Startx Following Upgrade--Error in, Locking Authority File X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 04:51:41 -0000 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