[NTLUG:Discuss] X problem

[Bug Hunter]

 check /var/log/messages and /var/log/secure

 sometimes a user or group has been deleted which kills xfs startup.

On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, Bobby Wrenn wrote:

> response to:
> [root at wren /root]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs start
> Starting X Font Server:                                    [  OK  ]
> [root at wren /root]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs stop
> Shutting down X Font Server:                               [FAILED]
> [root at wren /root]#
> 
> looks like it doesn't start but thinks it did.
> 
> Bug Hunter wrote:
> > 
> >   the font server xfs must be started.  run
> > 
> > /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs start
> > 
> >  then try running x again.  the x windows config file is in /etc/X11 and
> > is XF86Config.  It is a text file
> > 
> > On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, Bobby Wrenn wrote:
> > 
> > > I can't believe it but I am reduced to using Windoze.
> > >
> > > I just had a momentary power failure and two of my Linux boxen have the
> > > follwoing error when trying to load X Windows.
> > >
> > > _FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
> > > failed to set default font path 'unix/:-1'
> > > Fatal server error:
> > > could not open default font 'fixed'
> > >
> > > I bet it's just a config file but I don't know where to look.
> > >
> > > Thanks for the help,
> > > Bobby
> > >
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