Hello Fellow Linux Enthusiasts,

I've had this problem for over a week that I've been trying to resolve. I read numerous articles including "The Perfect Desktop - Slackware 12" to no avail. I loaded Slackware Linux 12.2 to my laptop and thought that it was a success. I guess in reality STARTX works for me but only from the root. If I try to load it from my login name and password...all I get are (3) lines stating some type of Xauthority errors. I've tried and tried but just can't seem to resolve this. So, I'm out to the Slackware masters out there for step-step instructions what exactly to type in.

I admit I'm new to Linux and always willing to learn new things... I like the interface and the things that it can do--at least from the root, but the installation process truly needs to be simplified and more automated if it's to appeal to a wider client base. If it was up to me I would just work from the root...but I read that's a practice that's not safe and will eventually bite me.

Thanks, in advance to anyone with the magic bullet I need.

See if this helps:

http://fixunix.com/slackware/125147-...rver-root.html

Thanks, I tried your suggestion, but still no luck running "startx" from user login.

Is there an xorg.conf file sitting in your /root/ directory? or in your /home/user/ directory? (if so rename them to something else)

X will look in your current directory for an xorg.conf file and use it if one is present.

Also check your logs /var/log/Xorg.0.log maybe a clue there. Maybe even something in /home/user/.xsession-errors.

Make sure you have rwx permissions on your home directory and that your user is the owner

as root
How did you create your xorg.conf file?


There is a remote possibility that a stale /tmp/.X0-lock file exists (shouldn't be there if X isn't running)