I found a nice discussion of this issue on a ubuntu forum. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/dapper/+source/xinit/+bug/60448
they discuss various approaches to handling the problem. They point out that gdm wipes out the log on restart. I am not running gdm, i start X with startx, that is why some others may not notice the problem. Mitchell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]