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RE: _XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to ro ot
- To: "'cygwin-xfree at sources dot redhat dot com'" <cygwin-xfree at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Subject: RE: _XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to ro ot
- From: Suhaib Siddiqi <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 06:55:20 -0400
Please use the latest binaries. Colors had been fixed.
Suhaib
> -----Original Message-----
> From: George J. Wakileh [mailto:george.wakileh@vol.at]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 9:33 PM
> To: 'Suhaib Siddiqi'
> Subject: RE: _XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should
> be set to
> ro ot
>
>
> Hi Suhaib,
>
> Thanks for your answers. I have libX11.dll of 2001/03/21.
> But, I am sure
> there is something mixed. First, you had Progs.tar.gz which
> was 6.xx MB.
> Some days ago, that was replaced by XClients.tar.gz which
> is 4.xx MB
> only.
>
> >_XSERVTransmkdir:
> that means your lines are getting mixed _XSERVTransxxxx
> should be on a
> separate line, if I am not mistaken.... is your sever
> starting at all?
> *** No, I have the message as
> _XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root
>
> >Line 88 of /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy invalid
> Well, are you on a text (DOS) mounted cygwin mount point? do
> a mount at
> bash if all the disks are mounted as "text" then that is your
> problem. We
> need binary (binmode) mount points.
>
> *** I am in binmode.
> Device Directory Type Flags
> D:\bin /usr/bin system binmode
> D:\lib /usr/lib system binmode
> D: / system binmode
>
> >when I start xterm, \[\033]0;\w\007\033[32m\]\u@\h
> \[\033[33m\w\033[0m\]>$ appears as the prompt.
> Are you starting xterm with xterm -e /usr/bin/bash, which
> would allow you
> to use bash shell in xterm?
> *** Thanks. That does it.
>
> Anyway, thanks very much. The server starts and things look
> fine. The
> colours need some tuning. I will look into that.
>
> George
> George
>