Major Linux problem!!!!!!!!

adei shaqra · 10-30-2008, 01:13 PM

ok i run on suse linux enterprise desktop 10 and i have just recently incountered a major problem. When i turn the laptop on, i usually have to login using startx at the opening terminal. Now however when i type startx in it gives me this:

xauth: error while loading shared libraries: linXau.so.6:cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
/usr/X11R6/bin/xauth: error while loading shared libraries: linXau.so.6:cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

so i have no idea what to do and I need this laptop up and running as soon as possible. Please help!!

**wmorri** · 10-30-2008, 05:30 PM

Hi,

it would appear that there is something missing in the xauth file. I am wondering if you would be able to bring that up and then post the output from the file in a reply so that we me see what it in it. I am not to familiar with the X Windows system but I will do my best to make it work for you.

Cheers!

adei shaqra · 10-30-2008, 09:11 PM

I am not sure how to do that. I cant even get to the desktop. Is there something i should type into the terminal?

**wmorri** · 10-30-2008, 10:32 PM

Hi,

you can do this from terminal by typing:

Code:

[user@computer ~]$ cd /usr/X11R6/bin
[user@computer ~]$ nano xauth

Cheers!

adei shaqra · 10-31-2008, 06:01 PM

well i typed in cd /usr/X11R6/bin

and this came up

ashaq002@linux-7pc2:/usr/X11R6/bin>

then I typed nano xauth and this came up:

-bash: nano: command not found

adei shaqra · 10-31-2008, 06:03 PM

well i typed in cd /usr/X11R6/bin

and this came up

ashaq002@linux-7pc2:/usr/X11R6/bin>

then I typed nano xauth and this came up:

-bash: nano: command not found

adei shaqra · 10-31-2008, 06:05 PM

could it possibly be sudo xauth

**wmorri** · 11-01-2008, 02:31 AM

Hi,

Yes you can try sudo xauth, and see if that works.

Cheers!

adei shaqra · 11-01-2008, 08:41 AM

well i tried typing in sudo xauth and this is what came up:

xauth: error while loading shared libraries: libraries: libXau.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

yup, im screwed

**wmorri** · 11-01-2008, 02:53 PM

Hi,

Have you checked the suse site yet to see if you can find anything on it there. You might also want to do a google search for it and see if anyone else has had the same problem.

Cheers!

adei shaqra · 11-01-2008, 03:14 PM

yup i tried that but nothing came up that was related to mine

lensman3 · 11-01-2008, 10:58 PM

Try:

sudo startx

Add you password when prompted. X11 will complain that you are running as root but continue. See if starting as root will "fix" things, (get the file permissions correct and so on). Once the X11 is running do the CNTL-ALT-BACKSPACE to kill X11. Now restart X11 using "startx". See if things work OK. Sometimes running as root will get everything working.

Take a look at the file "/etc/inittab". There should be a line it it that looks like:

id:3:initdefault:

Change the 3 to a 5 and save the file. You will have to be root. Run the program "/sbin/telinit 5" which should kick the system into run-level 5. If this doesn't work reboot. Also I have heard that selinux can/will reset the /etc/inittab file back to the id:3 version.

Your first post mentioned that you start X11 from the terminal prompt. This above procedure should set the system so that you login through X11.

adei shaqra · 11-01-2008, 11:44 PM

I tried using sudo startx but it gave me the same response i posted above.

Then i tried "/etc/inittab" but it said permission denied, and i ran it through the root on top of that.

10-30-2008, 01:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
adei shaqra Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 26 OS: suse enterprise 10	Major Linux problem!!!!!!!! ok i run on suse linux enterprise desktop 10 and i have just recently incountered a major problem. When i turn the laptop on, i usually have to login using startx at the opening terminal. Now however when i type startx in it gives me this: xauth: error while loading shared libraries: linXau.so.6:cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth: error while loading shared libraries: linXau.so.6:cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory so i have no idea what to do and I need this laptop up and running as soon as possible. Please help!!

10-30-2008, 05:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,832 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Major Linux problem!!!!!!!! Hi, it would appear that there is something missing in the xauth file. I am wondering if you would be able to bring that up and then post the output from the file in a reply so that we me see what it in it. I am not to familiar with the X Windows system but I will do my best to make it work for you. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

10-30-2008, 09:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
adei shaqra Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 26 OS: suse enterprise 10	Re: Major Linux problem!!!!!!!! I am not sure how to do that. I cant even get to the desktop. Is there something i should type into the terminal?

10-30-2008, 10:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,832 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Major Linux problem!!!!!!!! Hi, you can do this from terminal by typing: Code: [user@computer ~]$ cd /usr/X11R6/bin [user@computer ~]$ nano xauth Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

10-31-2008, 06:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
adei shaqra Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 26 OS: suse enterprise 10	Re: Major Linux problem!!!!!!!! well i typed in cd /usr/X11R6/bin and this came up ashaq002@linux-7pc2:/usr/X11R6/bin> then I typed nano xauth and this came up: -bash: nano: command not found Last edited by adei shaqra; 10-31-2008 at 06:04 PM.

10-31-2008, 06:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
adei shaqra Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 26 OS: suse enterprise 10	Re: Major Linux problem!!!!!!!! well i typed in cd /usr/X11R6/bin and this came up ashaq002@linux-7pc2:/usr/X11R6/bin> then I typed nano xauth and this came up: -bash: nano: command not found

10-31-2008, 06:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
adei shaqra Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 26 OS: suse enterprise 10	Re: Major Linux problem!!!!!!!! could it possibly be sudo xauth

11-01-2008, 02:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,832 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Major Linux problem!!!!!!!! Hi, Yes you can try sudo xauth, and see if that works. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

11-01-2008, 08:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
adei shaqra Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 26 OS: suse enterprise 10	Re: Major Linux problem!!!!!!!! well i tried typing in sudo xauth and this is what came up: xauth: error while loading shared libraries: libraries: libXau.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory yup, im screwed

11-01-2008, 02:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,832 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Major Linux problem!!!!!!!! Hi, Have you checked the suse site yet to see if you can find anything on it there. You might also want to do a google search for it and see if anyone else has had the same problem. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

11-01-2008, 03:14 PM	#11 (permalink)
adei shaqra Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 26 OS: suse enterprise 10	Re: Major Linux problem!!!!!!!! yup i tried that but nothing came up that was related to mine

11-01-2008, 10:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
lensman3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Littleton, Colorado USA Posts: 470 OS: xp 64 sp2 Fedora Core 8 (vmware xp core 8 x32) Minix	Re: Major Linux problem!!!!!!!! Try: sudo startx Add you password when prompted. X11 will complain that you are running as root but continue. See if starting as root will "fix" things, (get the file permissions correct and so on). Once the X11 is running do the CNTL-ALT-BACKSPACE to kill X11. Now restart X11 using "startx". See if things work OK. Sometimes running as root will get everything working. Take a look at the file "/etc/inittab". There should be a line it it that looks like: id:3:initdefault: Change the 3 to a 5 and save the file. You will have to be root. Run the program "/sbin/telinit 5" which should kick the system into run-level 5. If this doesn't work reboot. Also I have heard that selinux can/will reset the /etc/inittab file back to the id:3 version. Your first post mentioned that you start X11 from the terminal prompt. This above procedure should set the system so that you login through X11.

11-01-2008, 11:44 PM	#13 (permalink)
adei shaqra Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 26 OS: suse enterprise 10	Re: Major Linux problem!!!!!!!! I tried using sudo startx but it gave me the same response i posted above. Then i tried "/etc/inittab" but it said permission denied, and i ran it through the root on top of that.