Very Computer

by **Jake** » Wed, 30 Jan 2002 15:44:48

To start Gnome once you give the startx command one should have:

exec gnome-session

in their /home/user/.xinitrc file?

And secondly...this one I am having trouble with...how do I get rid of
this...

xauth: timeout in locking authority file /root/.Xauthority

I'm trying to startx as a mortal not root...why is it looking at
/root/.Xauthority?

I'm telling you this has me a little frustrated.

- Jake

--
"Little surprises around every corner, but nothing dangerous. Don't be
alarmed."
-W. Wonka

by **Alastair G. Hogg** » Wed, 30 Jan 2002 20:33:15

On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 17:44 in comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,

> To start Gnome once you give the startx command one should have:

> exec gnome-session

> in their /home/user/.xinitrc file?

> And secondly...this one I am having trouble with...how do I get rid
> of this...

> xauth: timeout in locking authority file /root/.Xauthority

<Yoda>
You seek /usr/ports/x11/wrapper/
/usr/ports/x11/wrapper
</Yoda>

HTH
-Alastair

Please help this newbie out...