Re: 1.5.12: using cygwin/x as non-administrator doesn't work

[Alexander Gottwald <alexander dot gottwald at s1999 dot tu-chemnitz dot de>]

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004, Tobias Munk wrote:

> Using cygwin/x administrator works fine, but when I try to start it as 
> user, I get an error message - the log file XWin.log is attached at the 
> end of this mail.
> 
> There is a similar mail concerning this issue in the archive, which 
> was posted a year ago, but seemingly no one posted a solution. Does anyone 
> gather experiences with this in the meantime?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Tobias
> 
> 
> XWin.log:
> -----------------------
> 
> Welcome to the XWin X Server
> Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project
> Release: 6.8.1.0-5
> 
> Contact: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> 
> XWin was started with the following command line:
> 
> /usr/X11R6/bin/XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error
> 
> ddxProcessArgument - Initializing default screens
> winInitializeDefaultScreens - w 1400 h 1050
> winInitializeDefaultScreens - Returning
> _XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root
> _XSERVTransSocketUNIXCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed
> _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running
> 
> Fatal server error:
> Cannot establish any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't already running
> winDeinitMultiWindowWM - Noting shutdown in progress

It should at least try inet too. 

You can allow other users to write to /tmp/.X11-unix, or have a /tmp directory for 
every user where the user can create files at will.

bye
	ago
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