fatal server error: cannot move logfile XFree86.0.old

Scruff · 11-02-2003, 01:01 PM

Installed an Audigy soundcard yesterday. I did it in Windows so I could immediately play with all the cool features before recompiling my kernel so it would work in Slackware.

Today, I go to startx, and I get this error:
Fatal Server Error:
cannot move old logfile /var/log/XFree86.0.old

I have no idea what is causing this. I went through xf86config just to see what happens, and I still get the same error. Any suggestions? I am able to startx as root.

exodist · 11-02-2003, 01:37 PM

try:
rm /var/log/XF*
see fio that helpes, permissions on the log may have been changed.

Scruff · 11-02-2003, 01:58 PM

That did it.

Thanks

exodist · 11-02-2003, 02:00 PM

no problem, if all else fails delete it, bad advice, but advice none the less.