Unable to Startx Following Upgrade--Error in Locking Authority File

[Lowell Gilbert]

Bob Perry <rperry at gti.net> writes:

> Not sure if I updated folks on this but the problem persists.  (E-mail
> problems).  I've since requested assistance from the gnome and x11
> mailing list since the problem started following recent upgrades to
> those ports.

The base system has added some "/tmp"-cleaning at boot time,
specifically to clear out X-related directories.  Updating your system
to (for example) 6-STABLE may make things work automatically.
Alternatively, you could turn on the old /tmp cleaning, which will
just wipe the whole directory.  If you have a single-user system, the
security risks aren't really an issue.  

Or you could use a memory disk for /tmp.  That will (obviously) clear
your whole /tmp automatically on a reboot.  I do that on my desktops,
by setting the tmpmfs and tmpsize variables in rc.conf(5).