No, it is not a permissions problem startx executes fine...it sounds like the message is coming from x itself: "X: user has no authority to run X server". On Sat, Sep 16, 2000 at 08:54:01PM -0500, Scott wrote: > Sounds like a permission error on the x server. Make sure that > it's world executable, or make yourself a member of whatever group > it's in. >