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Date:      30 Jan 2006 17:13:37 -0500
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        Bob Perry <rperry@gti.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Unable to Startx Following Upgrade--Error in Locking Authority File
Message-ID:  <44ek2p5ppq.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <43DE445A.3040904@gti.net>
References:  <43DC4330.6080607@gti.net> <441wypu812.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <43DE445A.3040904@gti.net>

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Bob Perry <rperry@gti.net> writes:

> Bingo! It works...but what is a stale authority file and how do you
> avoid them?

"Stale" is a technical term that means pretty much the same thing it
does in your kitchen:  something that should've been thrown out before
now.  I haven't seen one in a long time, so I'm not sure where yours
came from, but a system crash might leave one behind.



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