Re: X windows update

2000-08-02 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
> > I just tested this right now, and the directory doesn't go away when X > exits. Also tested this with an older kernel (2.2.15), but it didn't > make any difference. Should I file a bug or something? > I have Version: 3.3.6-10, and it does when i use startx.

Re: X windows update

2000-08-02 Thread Kjetil Ødegaard
* Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > The directory is also created when running `startx', so I don't really > > think it is a gdm problem. > > > > right, the directory is created, but only while X is running. When X exits, > the dir should go away with it. I just tested this rig

Re: X windows update

2000-08-02 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
> > The directory is also created when running `startx', so I don't really > think it is a gdm problem. > right, the directory is created, but only while X is running. When X exits, the dir should go away with it.

Re: X windows update

2000-08-02 Thread Kjetil Ødegaard
* Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > What seems to happen is that /tmp/.X11-unix gets group ownership from > > the user starting X. If the X server is started by gdm, /tmp/.X11-unix > > is owned by the `gdm' group, if I stop gdm and do > > > > when gdm exits, the .X11-unix dir sh

Re: X windows update

2000-08-02 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
> > What seems to happen is that /tmp/.X11-unix gets group ownership from > the user starting X. If the X server is started by gdm, /tmp/.X11-unix > is owned by the `gdm' group, if I stop gdm and do > when gdm exits, the .X11-unix dir should go away. If not, this is a bug in gdm.

Re: X windows update

2000-08-02 Thread Kjetil Ødegaard
* Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > On 03-Aug-2000 Ed Murray wrote: > > Can anybody help please? > > > > I have an on-going problem starting my X Server each morning. > > > > I get the following error: > > > > X: Server socket directory has suspicious ownership, aborting: > > > >

RE: X windows update

2000-08-02 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On 03-Aug-2000 Ed Murray wrote: > Can anybody help please? > > I have an on-going problem starting my X Server each morning. > > I get the following error: > > X: Server socket directory has suspicious ownership, aborting: > > I change the ownership on the /tmp/.X11-unix directory to root.roo

X windows update

2000-08-02 Thread Ed Murray
Can anybody help please? I have an on-going problem starting my X Server each morning. I get the following error: X:  Server socket directory has suspicious ownership, aborting: I change the ownership on the /tmp/.X11-unix directory to root.root each time but when I reboot the problem is ba

X windows update

2000-08-02 Thread Ed Murray
Can anybody help please? I have an on-going problem starting my X Server each morning. I get the following error: X:  Server socket directory has suspicious ownership, aborting: I change the ownership on the /tmp/.X11-unix directory to root.root each time but when I reboot the problem is ba