Re: [newbie] Xauth not writeable

2000-05-06 Thread conny . mute
Ert ursprungliga meddelande: > Date: Sat, 6 May 2000 12:53:07 +0100 > From: Andrew Scotchmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [newbie] Xauth not writeable > > Hi. > > Just installed mk 7 (thought I'd go the whole ho

Re: [newbie] Xauth not writeable

2000-05-06 Thread Hellmut
Hi Andrew. Sounds very similar to something I once had... while being on the command line, I typed "su" and then "startx", but unfortunately without changing to the /root directory before. I logged in as root in my /home/hellmut directory and when I tried to start X as hellmut the next time, I g

[newbie] Xauth not writeable

2000-05-06 Thread Andrew Scotchmer
Hi. Just installed mk 7 (thought I'd go the whole hog instead of an update) using the same options for my graphics card and res etc as with mk 6.1 However, on giving the command 'startx' it gives be back the message: 'xauth: /home/andrew/ Xauth not writeable changes will be ignored. I then