I had the same kinda thing with mdk 7.1. Typing xhost + localhost in a term fixed stuff. Never *did* figure out EXACTLY what was happening.. Love Linux.. Just got SOOO much to learn. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Sergio P.Korlowsky Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 11:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Cannot startx On Saturday 08 September 2001 21:26, you wrote: > I have upgraded to XFree86 4.1 via mandrake update. when I try to startx > from run level 3 as a user i recieve the error, > "authentication failed-cannot start X server. Perhpas you do not have > console ownership?" > This started becasue I wanted to isntall tux typing which required > libSDL1.2, libSDL_mixer1.2 and libSDL_image1.2. > I did not want to use a --nodeps or --force to get this game working so to > fulfill deps i let the updater install a new Pam package and Xfree 4.1 and > all the packages,fonts and all for X. I am running Mandrake 8.0 on kenel > 2.4..3-20. (stock kernel I think,no upgrade) > Any suggestions on what to do to be able to startx from the console as > user? > > TIA, > John W Have you tried xhost localhost? as it looks like ownership only.
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