Re: Configuration collapsed..

[Dinesh <tdblinux@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marc Aurele La France wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Aug 2007, Dinesh wrote:
>
> > I'm just a novice Linux user and not sure what I did a few days 
> > before.. I just created some new users..  Now I'm unable to get GUI 
> > of my linux version..
>
> > Upon booting, the command prompt comes up.. When I give "startx" 
> > command from any user, the following  errors come up,
>
> > ---
> > Using authority file /home/tdb.xauthority
> > Writing authority file /home/tdb.xauthority
> > Using authority file /home/tdb.xauthority
> > Writing authority file /home/tdb.xauthority
>
> > Authentication failed - cannot start x server.
> > Perhaps you do not have consolce ownership ?
> > giving up.
> > xinit: No such file or directory.
> > (errorno 2): unable to connect to x server.
> > xinit: No such process.
> > (errorno 3): Server error.
> > ---
>
> > tdb is the user name..
>
> > But I'm able to get GUI through root user, but its strictly warning 
> > not to do that..
>
> >          OS and Version :::    Mandrake 9.1.. (Lonestar)
> >          Kernel   ::  Kernel 2.4.21-0.18mdk
> >          XFree86 version  ::::   4.3.0
>
> > I don't know what video hardware I'm using.. Please let me know how 
> > to find it or further details..
>
> > I have attached the XFree86 log and configuration files..
>
> Was that a log produced while running as root?  If so, the likely 
> problem is that the server isn't set-uid root.  Try, as root, ...
>
>     chmod u+s `which X`
>
> Marc.
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Hello Marc,

 Thats the log file in var/log  folder.. Its not generated on running 
as  root..

You mentioned the command   " chmod u+s `which X` "... In that, what is 
that which X  ? ..

I don't understand.. Can you please explain ?


Dinesh.
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