Well... it's not generally a problem running X as root (except that you
should only be root when necessary). What was the exact error about the
.Xauthority file?
Regards,
Mike Cantrell
Joel Dudley wrote:
>
> Ok, I did a big no no and accidentaly started X after I had done an su.
> After quickly exiting KDE I exited my su and tried to startx using my normal
> user account. It complained about my .Xauthority file and now I cannot run
> X with that account. Root X still works though. Is this a common thing
> that newbies like myself fubar? is there a quick fix? Thanks.
>
> - Joel
>
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