/tmp/.X0-lock problem

[Jon TURNEY]

Charles Swenson wrote:
> FAQ 3.4. Fatal server error: Can't read lock file /tmp/.X0-lock
> 
> I just installed cygwin for the first time (newbie) on a XP-SP3 laptop
> to gain access to my Linux systems. Install was straight forward but I
> ran into this error as noted in the FAQ file upon launching X (Start
> menu or command line)
> 
> I tried the possible workarounds:
> 
>    1. rm -rf /tmp; mkdir /tmp ; chmod 1777 /tmp
>    
> Which did not work for me but
> 
>   2. startx -- -nolock 
> 
> did work for me. I can try some things if someone needs a "broken
> system" to diagnose. 

Can you provide the output of 'strace Xwin' , please.

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