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x0rg

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From: Switzerland

Registered: 2009-07-12

Posts: 116

X can't read lock file

After a recent update of X, following error occured by running startx:

Fatal Server error
can't read lock file /tmp/.X0-lock

Has anybody an idea how to solve this problem?

PS: sry for my bad english...

peart

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From: Kanuckistan

Registered: 2003-07-28

Posts: 510

Re: X can't read lock file

What are the permissions on /tmp? (ls -la /tmp)
Is there anything interesting in /var/log/Xorg.0.log?

x0rg

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From: Switzerland

Registered: 2009-07-12

Posts: 116

Re: X can't read lock file

Xorg.0.log shows nothing unusual.
Permissions for /tmp (the directory) are read write and execute for everyone.
On .X0-lock, ls says something like it can't access to the file because the nfs file-access-number is outdated (not exactly that wording but my OS speaks german)

x0rg

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From: Switzerland

Registered: 2009-07-12

Posts: 116

Re: X can't read lock file

I found out, that removing the lock file would solve the problem, but I cannot get rid of this stupid file!
I tried "rm -rf" I tried it with a live-cd, nothing worked. It says: Permission denied
Has anybody an idea how to get rid of this lock file?

majiq

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Registered: 2009-03-06

Posts: 259

Re: X can't read lock file

Were you root? As root you should be able to do just about anything, unless that was the lock file it was currently using. I think.

x0rg

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From: Switzerland

Registered: 2009-07-12

Posts: 116

Re: X can't read lock file

Yep, I was root, and I'm wondering too....
I also tried to delete the file using the inode number, no success.

Everytime an application wants to access the file it gives me an: "stale nfs filehandle" message, but I don't even use nfs.

Last edited by x0rg (2009-08-07 19:41:49)

x0rg

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From: Switzerland

Registered: 2009-07-12

Posts: 116

Re: X can't read lock file

A fsck from partedmagic did solve the problem!