Schlude
02-04-2003, 03:37 PM
Hi, folks,
I am setting up a second Linux PC because....I don't know why. Anyway, I'm using Red Hat 7.3, and if I log in as root and start GNOME (startx), everything is beautiful, birds begin to sing, and everything seems right in the world. If, however, I login as a regular user and startx, the command line hangs for about ten seconds, and I get:
xauth: timeout in locking authority file /usr1/home/{login name}/.Xauthority
After a short pause, the line repeats, pauses again, repeats, blank screens for a few seconds, and then a page full of Gnome-related errors, including:
Gnome-ERROR **: Could not create per-user Gnome directory </usr1/home/{login name}/.gnome> - aborting
Am I missing some kind of write permission as a non-root user? I understand that it wants to create the hidden directory .gnome, but I don't understand why it can't.
Any information you can provide will be greatly appreciated.
Peace,
Schlude
P.S.
I was heavily into programming back in '83 when I got my first Texas Instruments TI-99 4A, but the eventual advent of Windows allowed me to get quite lazy, computer-wise. Learning Linux really makes me feel like I am accomplishing something rather than just mindlessly clicking on pretty little icons and not knowing what actually makes things happen (although I can do that in the GUI if I want to, also). Frustrating at times, but good stuff, and JustLinux is making it a lot less frustrating than it could be. I'll still use Windows as long as it is an industry standard, but Linux is my personal Dr. Feelgood. $.02
I am setting up a second Linux PC because....I don't know why. Anyway, I'm using Red Hat 7.3, and if I log in as root and start GNOME (startx), everything is beautiful, birds begin to sing, and everything seems right in the world. If, however, I login as a regular user and startx, the command line hangs for about ten seconds, and I get:
xauth: timeout in locking authority file /usr1/home/{login name}/.Xauthority
After a short pause, the line repeats, pauses again, repeats, blank screens for a few seconds, and then a page full of Gnome-related errors, including:
Gnome-ERROR **: Could not create per-user Gnome directory </usr1/home/{login name}/.gnome> - aborting
Am I missing some kind of write permission as a non-root user? I understand that it wants to create the hidden directory .gnome, but I don't understand why it can't.
Any information you can provide will be greatly appreciated.
Peace,
Schlude
P.S.
I was heavily into programming back in '83 when I got my first Texas Instruments TI-99 4A, but the eventual advent of Windows allowed me to get quite lazy, computer-wise. Learning Linux really makes me feel like I am accomplishing something rather than just mindlessly clicking on pretty little icons and not knowing what actually makes things happen (although I can do that in the GUI if I want to, also). Frustrating at times, but good stuff, and JustLinux is making it a lot less frustrating than it could be. I'll still use Windows as long as it is an industry standard, but Linux is my personal Dr. Feelgood. $.02