Recreate /tmp and make sure that the permissions are set correctly so that users other than root can read the directory.
-Bryan On Sat, Oct 28, 2000 at 04:28:21PM -0400, Benjamin F. Zhou wrote: > Hi, > > I got a message saying the file system on which /tmp is located is full. > > Thinking /tmp contains only temperary files, I deleted them all. But after > that > I can no longer start X. I can still run Xconfigurator and configured > successfully. > But startx keeps failing. > > what should I reinstall? I want to avoid reinstalling from scratch. > > thanks a lot for your hint > > Ben > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Bryan K. Walton Network Operations Center Analyst Berbee 5520 Research Park Drive Madison, Wisconsin 53711 608.288.3000 Berbee...putting the E in business