Re: pkg/33034: xfce4 doesn't start unless you tweak things

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb%cs.columbia.edu@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/33034; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb%cs.columbia.edu@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost, pkg-manager%netbsd.org@localhost,
        gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
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@localhost wrote:
 
 > The following reply was made to PR pkg/33034; it has been noted by GNATS.
 > 
 > From: joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost
 > To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
 > 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@localhost 
 > 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