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/tmp/.X0-lock problem
- From: "Charles Swenson" <chucks at engineering dot usu dot edu>
- To: <cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 10:18:12 -0700
- Subject: /tmp/.X0-lock problem
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
FAQ 3.4. Fatal server error: Can't read lock file /tmp/.X0-lock
I just installed cygwin for the first time (newbie) on a XP-SP3 laptop
to gain access to my Linux systems. Install was straight forward but I
ran into this error as noted in the FAQ file upon launching X (Start
menu or command line)
I tried the possible workarounds:
1. rm -rf /tmp; mkdir /tmp ; chmod 1777 /tmp
Which did not work for me but
2. startx -- -nolock
did work for me. I can try some things if someone needs a "broken
system" to diagnose.
-Charles-
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