Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 20:38:07 +0200 From: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@mobil.cz> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need help with Xwindows Message-ID: <20011023203807.C8947@roman.mobil.cz> In-Reply-To: <20011023182349.RFJI16495.mta10.onebox.com@onebox.com> References: <20011023182349.RFJI16495.mta10.onebox.com@onebox.com>
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> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 14:23:49 -0400
> Subject: Re: Need help with Xwindows
> From: "Christopher T. Jewett" <ctjewett@onebox.com>
> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
>
> I'm still having this same problem. I can run X great as root, but trying
> to run it from my other accounts fails ever time with the same message.
> BTW, FYI, I used /stand/sysinstall 's package file for XFree86 4.1.0.
> I'm sure there's just a simple setting that has to be corrected in the
> /etc/X11 directory, but which it is, I haven't the faintest idea. Does
> anyone have any suggestions for us?
>
> Chris
>
> ---- L C <boricuafolife@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hello all,
> > I am new to X windows and after installation I try to
> > start x windows
> > and this is what I get, when I type startx I get:
> >
> > xauth:creating new authority file /home/b/.xauthority
> > xauth:(argv):1: bad display name ":0" in "add" command
> >
> > Fatal server error
> > cannot open log file "/var/log/xfree86.0.log"
> >
> > xinit:no such file or directory(errno2): unable to
> > connect to xserver
> > xinit:no such process(errno3): server error
I believe that this should take care of your problem:
> su -m
# cd /usr/ports/x11/wrapper/
# make install
HTH
Roman
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