[orca-list] The startx command

[lars bjorndal broadpark no (Lars Bjørndal)]

Hello!

I run a Fedora F8 system. My default runlevel is set to 3. If I try to
do 'startx', I get the following error message:

    try: req_num, object = self._get()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 230,
in _get
    raise ConnectionReadError("Truncated header string (problem "
rdiff_backup.connection.ConnectionReadError: Truncated header string (problem pr
obably originated remotely)
Exception exceptions.TypeError: "'NoneType' object is not callable" in <bound me
thod GzipFile.__del__ of <gzip open file 'backup/rdbackup-fox/rdiff-backup-data/
extended_attributes.2007-10-09T09:28:21+02:00.snapshot.gz', mode 'wb' at 0x40269
5e0 0x404e18ec>> ignored
Exception exceptions.TypeError: "'NoneType' object is not callable" in <bound me
thod GzipFile.__del__ of <gzip open file 'backup/rdbackup-fox/rdiff-backup-data/
file_statistics.2007-10-09T09:28:21+02:00.data.gz', mode 'wb' at 0x402645a0 0x40
4e172c>> ignored
Exception exceptions.TypeError: "'NoneType' object is not callable" in <bound me
thod GzipFile.__del__ of <gzip open file 'backup/rdbackup-fox/rdiff-backup-data/
error_log.2007-10-09T09:28:21+02:00.data.gz', mode 'wb' at 0x40264260 0x404d9cac
> > ignored
Exception exceptions.TypeError: "'NoneType' object is not callable" in <bound me
thod GzipFile.__del__ of <gzip open file 'backup/rdbackup-fox/rdiff-backup-data/
mirror_metadata.2007-10-09T09:28:21+02:00.snapshot.gz', mode 'wb' at 0x40264d20
0x404e1cec>> ignored


If I do 'init 5', however, I get a GUI login prompt. Why doesn't
startx works, and how can I start the GUI from the command line as a
normal user (not root)?

Best regards,
Lars