XServer

[3rdparty]

Ok, I hope someone will be able to help me with this. I logged into my linux box and eveyrything was ok, I went to startx and I got this error:

xauth: timeout in locking authority file /home/paul/.Xauthority

Authentication failed - cannot start X server
perhaps you do not have Console Ownership?

WTF? haaaaaa!!! - could someone please help explain to me what's going on and how I can fix it. Thanx in advance.

[pbharris]

hello,
delete .Xauthority that sould fix it up.
paul

[3rdparty]

I'm not that stupid dude, already tried that, it just comes back with the same error message all the time!! but thanx anyway.

[bdg1983]

First tell us what you have tried as I do not want to imply that you are stupid.

[3rdparty]

sorry guys, didn't mean it to sound like that
all I've done so far is delete the .Xauthority and try to startx again and I would get the same error.

[3rdparty]

ok, never mind people - I got it to work now.
thanx.