HI! I am using Redhat Linux 8.0. When I try to startx under root?is doesnot work and display th following message. XFree86 Version 4.1.0 (Red Hat Linux release: 4.1.0-3) / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510) Release Date: 2 June 2001 If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting problems. (See <http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ>) Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.7-0.13.1smp i686 [ELF] Build Host: stripples.devel.redhat.com Module Loader present (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Mon Feb 3 16:43:14 2003 (==) Using config file: "/root/XF86Config" Parse error on line 2 of section (null) in file /root/XF86Config "key" is not a valid keyword in this section. (EE) Problem parsing the config file (EE) Error from xf86HandleConfigFile() where as it works when I use my own login. Why is it so and how can I fix it? regards umair Certified Virus Free by McAfee E1000 Appliance _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86