Problem starting X as user

[Larry Hall (Cygwin X)]

Michael Winkler wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I installed cygwin today and I have problems is starting X as a user.
> Installation was done as Admin - and I can open X-Windows shells and 
> programs as administrator. But when I try the same as Windows user I get 
> error messages.
> Unfortunately, my UNIX knowledge is quite outdated - but I guess it 
> might be a problem with user rights.
> I tried "chmod 1777 /tmp" but that didn't help. Before I search for ages 
> - maybe someone knows a quick solution.
> 
> Thanks,
> Michael
> 
> 
> 
> XWin.0.log reads:
> 
> Welcome to the XWin X Server
> Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project
> Release: 1.5.3.0 (20090222)
> Contact: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> XWin was started with the following command line:
> 
> /usr/bin/XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error
> 
> ddxProcessArgument - Initializing default screens
> winInitializeDefaultScreens - w 1280 h 1024
> winInitializeDefaultScreens - Returning
> 
> Fatal server error:
> Could not create server lock file: /tmp/.X0-lock

The FAQ is your friend:

<http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-cant-read-lock-file>

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