Subject: Missing /var/gdm/:0.xauth file
From: Jason P. Stanford (jps3@Lehigh.EDU)
Date: Sat Dec 04 1999 - 14:29:53 MST
I get the following when I switch to init level 5 (gdm). Look at the
last line, where there's an error about unlinking an auth file. As a
quick fix(?), I copies one of the other *.xauth files to ":0.xauth". I
realize this is probably not secure, as far as MIT-MAGIC-COOKIES go, but
then again, I know nothing about them. Should I regenerate a proper
":0.xauth" file? If so, how?
Dec 4 16:00:10 foobar init: Switching to runlevel: 5
Dec 4 16:00:10 foobar keytable: Loading keymap:
Dec 4 16:00:10 foobar keytable: Loading
/usr/lib/kbd/keymaps/mac/mac-us-std.kmap.gz
Dec 4 16:00:10 foobar keytable: Loading system font:
Dec 4 16:00:10 foobar rc: Starting keytable succeeded
Dec 4 16:00:10 foobar linuxconf: Linuxconf final setup
Dec 4 16:00:11 foobar rc: Starting linuxconf succeeded
Dec 4 16:00:11 foobar rc: Starting local succeeded
Dec 4 16:00:11 foobar gdm[22020]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Could not
unlink /var/gdm/:0.xauth file: No such file or directory
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