[comp.windows.x] Problems with xterm

ryan (Ryan Jorgenson) (08/06/89)

  I'm having a problem with xterm running under A/UX.  
After mucking about with several files on my MacIIcx 
(including the xterm.icon, sysinitrc, bcheckrc, etc),
I found that I could no longer call up a new xterm
from the 'twm' manager.  The error message I am getting
is:
      xterm: Error 14, errno 13: Permission denied

  Figuring that something was a little screwy, I rebooted
my machine and found that I could not call up X anymore 
as it craps out with the same error message.  I've looked
through the /dev directory and all of the X11 directories
and haven't been able to find anything bizarre.
  The really strange part is that I have the same problem
when I attempt to call up X as root... 

  Can anyone tell me what is likely to be causing this problem?
I suppose I could reinstall either or both of A/UX and X, but
since I have them both on floppies, that option is definitely
low on the priorities scale.

	I appreciate any help, as I am stumped.
        


				Ryan J.



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time@oxtrap.oxtrap.UUCP (Tim Endres) (08/10/89)

In article <830@amc-vlsi.UUCP> ryan (Ryan Jorgenson) writes:


     I'm having a problem with xterm running under A/UX.  
   After mucking about with several files on my MacIIcx 
   (including the xterm.icon, sysinitrc, bcheckrc, etc),
   I found that I could no longer call up a new xterm
   from the 'twm' manager.  The error message I am getting
   is:
	 xterm: Error 14, errno 13: Permission denied

     Figuring that something was a little screwy, I rebooted
   my machine and found that I could not call up X anymore 
   as it craps out with the same error message.  I've looked
   through the /dev directory and all of the X11 directories
   and haven't been able to find anything bizarre.
     The really strange part is that I have the same problem
   when I attempt to call up X as root... 

     Can anyone tell me what is likely to be causing this problem?
   I suppose I could reinstall either or both of A/UX and X, but
   since I have them both on floppies, that option is definitely
   low on the priorities scale.

	   I appreciate any help, as I am stumped.

Frequently, this is a problem with NFS writing to a file that has only
root permission. NFS does not recognixe root over the net. I am
assuming of course that errno 13 is the EPERM. If NFS is not involved,
I have no other immediate clues.

iarocci@Apple.COM (John Iarocci) (08/11/89)

In article <830@amc-vlsi.UUCP> ryan (Ryan Jorgenson) writes:
>
>  I'm having a problem with xterm running under A/UX.  
>After mucking about with several files on my MacIIcx 
>(including the xterm.icon, sysinitrc, bcheckrc, etc),
>I found that I could no longer call up a new xterm
>from the 'twm' manager.  The error message I am getting
>is:
>      xterm: Error 14, errno 13: Permission denied
>

This error occurs when xterm tries to open /dev/tty.
It needs to have a mode of 666 even if you are root.

				John Iarocci
				iarocci@apple.com
				apple!iarocci