Could not set mode 0700 on private per-user gnome directory

["Axel Minck" <minck@eleves.enpc.fr>]

Hi,

I am using woody with kernel 2.2.20 and XFree86 4.0.1

When i try to start X as user i get the following error message:
   Could not set mode 0700 on private per-user Gnome directory
</home/axel/.gnome_private>

As root, everything works well.

I tried to modify the permissions of directory .gnome_private, but it
didn't change anything.

Any idea?