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Re: Cygwin Error
- From: Charli Li <KBarticle889459 at aim dot com>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:15:21 -0400
- Subject: Re: Cygwin Error
- References: <6.2.5.6.2.20060901200111.0297da30@ipfw.edu>
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
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Ronald J. Duchovic wrote:
> Dear Sir/Madame,
>
> Upon issuing the command
>
> startxwin.bat
>
> I receive an error message saying:
>
> "A fatal error has occurred and Cygwin/X will now exit.
> Please open /tmp/XWin.log for more information."
>
> But Cygwin does not exit.
>
> The log states:
>
> "Fatal server error.
> Cannot establish any listening sockets."
>
> Can you please help me understand this problem and make the
> appropriate correction?
>
> Thank you,
> Ron Duchovic
>
> Ronald J. Duchovic, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor of Chemistry
> Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne
> 260-481-6293 (Office)
> 260-481-6070 (FAX)
>
>
It seems like a firewall/virus scanner/security software issue. Try
disabling them, and try again. And please, the next time you report a
problem, remember:
> Problem Reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html
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Charli
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Why do you ask me? I don't even know who's thread this is!
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