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Re: Cygwin Error


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Ronald J. Duchovic wrote:
> Dear Sir/Madame,
>
>         Upon issuing the command
>
>                 startxwin.bat
>
>         I receive an error message saying:
>
>         "A fatal error has occurred and Cygwin/X will now exit.
>         Please open /tmp/XWin.log for more information."
>
>         But Cygwin does not exit.
>
>         The log states:
>
>         "Fatal server error.
>         Cannot establish any listening sockets."
>
>         Can you please help me understand this problem and make the
> appropriate correction?
>
> Thank you,
> Ron Duchovic
>
> Ronald J. Duchovic, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor of Chemistry
> Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne
> 260-481-6293 (Office)
> 260-481-6070 (FAX)
>
>
It seems like a firewall/virus scanner/security software issue.  Try
disabling them, and try again.  And please, the next time you report a
problem, remember:
> Problem Reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html

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Charli
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Why do you ask me?  I don't even know who's thread this is!
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