On Monday, March 15 2004 03:01 am, Gopal Peddinti wrote: > Hello there, startx will start the server. The Redhat machine should not be running the server. Only the machine that you are trying to display the programs on should be running the server. If you are trying to get GNOME going, just run gnome-session. If you can get xclock to run on the server and display on XP you are set. > I am able to run the X from the Linux machine itself (I am using > Redhat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 2.1) but not from the remote > machines. I am using a software called "X-manager" from the remote > machine (Windows XP). I can work with the Linux server from the > remote machine in text mode. Also I am able to run X applications > like for example "xclock" from the remote machine. But I can't run > "startx". The error message when I tried to run "startx" command is > below: > --------------------------------- > Fatal Server error: > PAM authentication failed, cannot start X server. > Perhaps you do not have console ownership? > giving up. > xinit: No such file or directory (errorno 2): unable to connect to X > server xinit: No such process (errorno 3): Server error. > ----------------------------------- > > Eagerly waiting for your kind suggestions. > > Best Regards, > Gopal. > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
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