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Old 12-22-2006, 08:56 AM   #1
Xeratul
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X: user not authorized to run the X server, aborting


Code:
 $ startx -- :2
xauth:  creating new authority file /home/winwood/.serverauth.31556
xauth:  error in locking authority file /tmp/.gdm3DFQiL
xauth:  error in locking authority file /tmp/.gdm3DFQiL
xauth:  error in locking authority file /tmp/.gdm3DFQiL
xauth:  error in locking authority file /tmp/.gdm3DFQiL
X: unable to open wrapper config file /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config
X: user not authorized to run the X server, aborting.
xinit:  Server error.
xauth:  error in locking authority file /tmp/.gdm3DFQiL
Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console
winwood@tower05:/dev$ xinit -- :1
X: unable to open wrapper config file /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config
X: user not authorized to run the X server, aborting.
xinit:  Server error.
my Xwrapper.config
Code:
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command as root:
#   dpkg-reconfigure x11-common
allowed_users=console
nice_value=0

I expect no one able to reply ... only linus can reply maybe

If it is for such reply with 0 percent of security, better not:
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...085&highlight=
Quote:
If the above doesn't work..........
Edit file /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config:
Change this line:
allowed_users=console

to

allowed_users=anybody

This will let anybody to start X.
Don't forget to change it back when done with remastering.
or I could read too :
Quote:
sudo startx -- :1
damn, what kind of solutions we can read sometimes ... how stupid it is

Thank you anyhow

Last edited by Xeratul; 12-22-2006 at 09:04 AM.
 
Old 01-04-2007, 09:39 PM   #2
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http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=516387

same problem. used the hack to fix it. the machine's behind a firewall, so I'm hoping it doesn't catch one fire.
 
  


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