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Date:      Fri, 11 Feb 2000 07:03:02 +0100
From:      Gunnar Flygt <gunnar@pluto.sr.se>
To:        Gene Harris <zeus@tetronsoftware.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: X server difficulties
Message-ID:  <20000211070302.A70178@sr.se>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002101648100.78087-100000@tetron02.tetronsoftware.com>; from zeus@tetronsoftware.com on Thu, Feb 10, 2000 at 04:50:13PM -0600
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002101214390.1144-100000@xavier.dyndns.org> <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002101648100.78087-100000@tetron02.tetronsoftware.com>

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On Thu, Feb 10, 2000 at 04:50:13PM -0600, Gene Harris wrote:
> Try adding the following line to your pam.conf file, in
> /etc.  If you answer "YES" to building the port with pam,
> then you have to have it configured properly.
> 
> # Don't break startx
> xserver auth    required        pam_permit.so

I had the same problem. This didn't help! I recompiled the port saying
NO to using PAM. Then it started working.
> 
> 
> *==============================================*
> *Gene Harris      http://www.tetronsoftware.com*
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> 
> On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Scott A. Moberly wrote:
> 
> >  I attempted to rebuild the XFree86 server in the ports
> >  collectino last night.  After a successful rebuild I get
> >  the following error:
> >  
> >  Authentication failed - cannot start X server.
> >  Perhaps you do not have console ownership?
> >  _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2
> >  _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2
> >  _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2
> >  _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2
> >  _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2
> >  _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2
> >  giving up.
> >  xinit:  No such file or directory (errno 2):  unable to connect to X server
> >  xinit:  No such process (errno 3):  Server error.
> >  
> >  So, it seems that something was not successful...
> >  
> >  The following message also appears to root:
> >  
> >  Xwrapper: no modules loaded for `xserver' service
> >  
> >  Any suggestions?
> >  
> >  Salut
> >  sCOTT
> >  
> >  
> >  
> >  
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