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"Can't read lock file" problem: Cygwin/X FAQ solution doesn't work for me
- From: "Rich Signell" <rsignell at usgs dot gov>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 07:23:18 -0500
- Subject: "Can't read lock file" problem: Cygwin/X FAQ solution doesn't work for me
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
Cygwin gurus,
After happily using cygwin-X for many years, I have just encountered
my first true frustration.
After updating my cygwin distribution earlier this week, I found that
I can no longer start X windows, getting the same "can't read lock
file" that other users have experienced.
I tried the solution from the Cygwin FAQ
(http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-cant-read-lock-file):
$ rm -rf /tmp; mkdir /tmp ; chmod 1777 /tmp; xinit -nolock
but this did not help. Same problem.
Here is some more info that hopefully would help, and I'd be happy to
work with someone more knowledgeable to try to diagnose and fix the
issue:
$ more /var/log/Xwin.0.log
Welcome to the XWin X Server
Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project
Release: 1.5.3.0 (10503000)
Contact: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
XWin was started with the following command line:
X :0
ddxProcessArgument - Initializing default screens
winInitializeDefaultScreens - w 1440 h 900
winInitializeDefaultScreens - Returning
Fatal server error:
Can't read lock file /tmp/.X0-lock
$ ls -sail /tmp
total 0
1688849860281053 0 drwxrwxrwt+ 3 rsignell Domain Users 0 Dec 4 07:07 .
281474976792025 0 drwxrwx---+ 13 rsignell Users 0 Dec 4 06:26 ..
37717646879254565 0 drwxrwxrwt+ 2 rsignell Domain Users 0 Dec 4
07:07 .X11-unix
Thanks,
Rich
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USGS, 384 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
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