Date: 13 Feb 2006 10:30:02 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Bob Perry <rperry@gti.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unable to Startx Following Upgrade--Error in Locking Authority File Message-ID: <44irrjl1j9.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <43EF6DF5.3090709@gti.net> References: <43DC4330.6080607@gti.net> <441wypu812.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <43DE445A.3040904@gti.net> <44ek2p5ppq.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <43EF6DF5.3090709@gti.net>
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Bob Perry <rperry@gti.net> writes: > Not sure if I updated folks on this but the problem persists. (E-mail > problems). I've since requested assistance from the gnome and x11 > mailing list since the problem started following recent upgrades to > those ports. The base system has added some "/tmp"-cleaning at boot time, specifically to clear out X-related directories. Updating your system to (for example) 6-STABLE may make things work automatically. Alternatively, you could turn on the old /tmp cleaning, which will just wipe the whole directory. If you have a single-user system, the security risks aren't really an issue. Or you could use a memory disk for /tmp. That will (obviously) clear your whole /tmp automatically on a reboot. I do that on my desktops, by setting the tmpmfs and tmpsize variables in rc.conf(5).
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