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Jeff Sandys wrote:

>As root I can start X-windows with startx,
>but as a user I get this message:
>xauth: timeout in locking authority file ...
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[snip]

>How can users start X-windows?
>
>Thanks,
>Jeff Sandys
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>
Been there, but it's been a while.

Check perms on $HOMEDIR/.Xauthority

HTH,

Kevin Kinsey
DaleCo, S.P.