I am having a problem running X on my machine. The main problem seems to be that WindowMaker crashes when I try to open a dialog box (for instance when trying to access 'settings' for a dock icon). However, if I run X as root, this problem does not occur. It also manifests itself in other ways, such as various other programs crashing. Also, a possibly related issue is the fact that there is not systemwide .xserverrc file.
I am running the latest stable release of Debian, on my 386 compatible system. I can send a copy of the server output to anyone who wants it, but have not included it for the sake of those who do not. Thanks for your time.