On Mon, May 13, 2002 at 06:53:08PM +0200, Patrice DUMAS - DOCT wrote: > I have redhat 7.2, pam-0.75-19, XFree86-4.1.0-15. > With the following /etc/pam.d/xserver: > > ....................................................... > #%PAM-1.0 > auth sufficient /lib/security/pam_rootok.so > auth required /lib/security/pam_console.so debug > account required /lib/security/pam_permit.so > ........................................................ > I get: > > ....................................................... > Fatal server error: > PAM authentication failed, cannot start X server. > Perhaps you do not have console ownership? > > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send > the full server output, not just the last messages. > Please report problems to xfree86@xfree86.org. > ....................................................... The error indicates that you don't have the console lock. Are there other users logged in at the same time on other VTs? What are the contents of /var/run/console.lock before you run 'startx'? What are the contents of /etc/pam.d/login? The default as shipped should include a call to pam_console to obtain the lock if possible: session optional /lib/security/pam_console.so HTH, Nalin
