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 ... > > > > [snip] >How can users start X-windows? > >Thanks, >Jeff Sandys > > Been there, but it's been a while. Check perms on $HOMEDIR/.Xauthority HTH, Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P.