Subject: Re: pkg/33034: xfce4 doesn't start unless you tweak things
To: None <pkg-manager@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: Steven M. Bellovin <smb@cs.columbia.edu>
List: pkgsrc-bugs
Date: 03/08/2006 20:05:03
The following reply was made to PR pkg/33034; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb@cs.columbia.edu>
To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Cc: joerg@britannica.bec.de, pkg-manager@netbsd.org,
gnats-admin@netbsd.org, pkgsrc-bugs@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: pkg/33034: xfce4 doesn't start unless you tweak things
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 15:02:16 -0500
On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 19:25:02 +0000 (UTC)
joerg@britannica.bec.de wrote:
> The following reply was made to PR pkg/33034; it has been noted by GNATS.
>
> From: joerg@britannica.bec.de
> To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: pkg/33034: xfce4 doesn't start unless you tweak things
> Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 20:22:14 +0100
>
> On Wed, Mar 08, 2006 at 07:05:00PM +0000, smb@cs.columbia.edu wrote:
> > You have to create a few directories first as root. See
> > http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/FreeBSD/questions/2005-03/3277.html
> > for details.
>
> That's bogus. What does running iceauth produce?
>
When do I run it? Before starting X? While using a different window
manager? After starting xfce4 per the formula I gave in the PR?
--Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb