Is the error "Cannot create /tmp/.X11-unix ..." significant?

[Chris Green]

On Wed, Aug 24, 2005 at 10:46:43PM +0100, Chris Green wrote:
> Running XWin release 6.8.2.0.4 to display a Linux desktop using xdmcp.
> 
> In the startup window I get the error:-
> 
>     _XSERVTransmkdir: Cannot create /tmp/.X11-unix with root ownership
> 
> Everything seems to work OK though, apart from the cut/paste problem
> I've reported in another thread.  Does the above error message
> indicate anything wrong?
> 
> I have tried manually deleting /tmp/.X11-unix but it just gets
> recreated, owned by me.
> 
Ah, oops (maybe), is this just another slightly different version of
the error message in the FAQ, section 8.1?

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Chris Green (chris@areti.co.uk)

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