Re. xdm crash
In response to my problem, I received the following.
> I have lost the ability to use xdm, run level 5, and would like to know how
> to restore it without reinstalling Debian. I can operate in run level 3 as
> long as I do not go into graphics.
>
> This is how it all happened. I downloaded some files using Debian and then
> transferred them to Windows because I wanted to save the files on a CD.
> After doing this, I tried to go back to Debian and got into run level 2. I
> then edited /etc/inittab, which had level 5 and changed it to level 3.
> Going into level 3, I tried to use startx, but got the following.
>
> startx
> No such file or directory: cannot stat /temp/.X11-unix, aborting
> _X11 TransSocketUNICConnect: Can't connect: error =111
> giving up
> xinit: Connection refused (errno 111) : unable to connect to x sever
> xinit: No such process (errno 3). Server error
Are you typing the error message or copying it?
There is no '/temp/.X11-unix' in the standard filesystem. There *is*
/tmp. Maybe bad permissions:
drwxrwxrwx 12 root root 3072 Oct 10 19:41 /tmp
This is an exact copy of the error message. There are no permission
problems with /tmp for I used it. I also have created the directory /temp
but with nothing in it. I use it for temporary storage.
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