I placed into ~/user a file .xsession that even without any content causes the xserver to crash for user (root has no problem running xserver).
I find it difficult to interpret ~/user/.xsession-errors, but it does contain the line: "g_object_ref: assertion 'object->refcount > 0' failed". I needed the .xsession file to hold the lines: xset s off xset -dpms On my current machine, I have no problems with an .xsession file being present, although I'm not using any desktop manager (just IceWM). -- Haines Brown KB1GRM ET1(SS) U.S.S. Irex SS-482 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]