"Can't read lock file /tmp/.X0-lock" problem (answer to FAQ 3.4. does not solve the problem)

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

Leonardo Vanneschi wrote:
> Dear sirs,
> 
> when trying to launch /usr/bin/startxwin.bat, I have a problem.
> The problem reported in file /var/log/XWin.0.log is
> "Can't read lock file /tmp/.X0-lock"
> 
> I have tried to apply the solutions in the FAQ page (FAQ 3.4), but they
> do not work. More precisely, what I tried to do as follows:

This is the wrong list for Cygwin-X questions.  Please use cygwin-xfree
for this.

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