Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:52:42 -0500 From: Bob Perry <rperry@gti.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unable to Startx Following Upgrade--Error in Locking Authority File Message-ID: <43DE445A.3040904@gti.net> In-Reply-To: <441wypu812.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <43DC4330.6080607@gti.net> <441wypu812.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Bob Perry <rperry@gti.net> writes: > > >> Hi everyone, >> I'm running FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE #0 and just completed weekly upgrade. >> Now when I run "startx", I can not connect to the graphical display >> window. I simply see the gray screen with the small x in the middle. >> >> I went back to the command line to review the text immediately >> following the startx command and the first line reads: xauth: creating >> new authority file /home/rperry/.serverauth.8414; then, repeated four >> (4) 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. >> >> cd /home/rperry >> ls -l .Xauthority >> -rw-------1 root rperry 112 Jan 28 22:13 .Xauthority >> >> FWIW, also had trouble running portupgrade due to repeated timeouts >> and/or loss of connections. >> >> Is there a location that lists the error messages like the one I >> encountered? Tried Google and the mailing list archives but wasn't >> able to resolve the issue. >> >> Any assistance would be appreciated. >> > > Sounds like you have a stale authority file. Try just deleting it > before the next time you start up... > > Bingo! It works...but what is a stale authority file and how do you avoid them? Thnx, Bob
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