XKB doesn't work as non-root

[BG Lim <b.lim6@ugrad.unimelb.edu.au>]

When I start X using startx, X starts properly (I'm using KDE). However, I
can't use the backspace key. So, I alt-shift-F1 to VT1. And I find a
message saying:

...
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
>Error:     Cannot open "compiled/xfree86.xdm" to write keyboard description
>           Exiting
Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap
...

If I startx as root, I don't get this error.

Can anyone help me?

I'm using stock Debian 1.3.

BG


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