[NTLUG:Discuss] console ownership

[Jay Cox]

On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Vaidya, Harshal (Cognizant) wrote:

> what do you mean by console ownership.
> i am having this error
>
> Authentication failed - cannot start X server.
> Perhaps you do not have console ownership?
>
> Please throw some light on this.
>
> Thanks
> Harshal.


Did you su to another user in that terminal before you did this? That's
one way to get that error.


Jay Cox