Re: X Server and XFCE4 Session Issues

"Rainer Fiebig" ([email protected] via blfs-support Mailing List) <[email protected]> Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:51:03 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.linux.lfs.beyond.support
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Am 30.11.25 um 10:17 schrieb Subhrajit Sain ([email protected] via
blfs-support Mailing List):
> Hi BLFS Support Team,
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> Before I start, some general information: I am using BLFS & LFS version 12.3.
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> I was following the BLFS XFCE guide for building the XFCE desktop environment for my OS, https://anw.is-a.dev/mrrpos . But recently, I came across an issue where after compiling xfce4-session and following the guide to setup ~/.xinitrc and then issuing the startx command, the X.Org Server started, got a blank screen for ~2 seconds and then crashed, saying the following:
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> xauth:  file /root/.serverauth.8420 does not exist
Perhaps setting the suid-bit for executable "Xorg" may help.  See "Note"
in ch. "xinit-1.4.3"

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> X.Org X Server 1.21.1.16
For security-reasons I'd update to the latest version (1.21.1.21).  Same
for Xwayland.


Rainer

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