Also remember that if a graphical login manager (like xdm, kdm, gdm, wdm and the like) is being used, the xserver *is* running and you need to kill that display manager if you want to start X from the command line. Panther On Tuesday 09 December 2003 09:52 am, Keith Tang stepped up to the podium, took a deep breath and intoned: > It's a file created when x windows is started. It gives that error message > if you type startx in a terminal while xwindows is running. The file can > also be left in the /tmp directory if xwindows crashes. > > If xwindows is not really running and that error is displayed just delete > the file. > > rm -f /tmp/.X0-lock > > You may have to be root to delete it. Then try the startx again. > > ktang > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chikonga Maimbo" <maimboc@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 8:51 AM > Subject: startx error > > > Hie > > > > I am a newbie to linux redhat. Going through the learning process. At the > > prompt i typed the command startx and i got the error: > > > > Fatal server error: > > Server is already active for display 0 > > If this server is already running, remove /tmp/.XO-lock and start > > again. > > > > What could this mean > > > > Chiko > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > XFree86 mailing list > > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
