DESCRIPTION:
After installation of RH60, when rebooting the system for
the first time, this message appear in the log file
/var/log/messages "could not create dir /etc/X11/fs/.xauth"
This is a new install and the /etc/X11/fs exist with the
file config. It doesn't cause problems with my XFree86 but I
can see the message (could not create dir
/etc/X11/fs/.xauth) in the log file. I think that the system
cant create the file in the directory because
it doesn't have permission to do, the /etc/X11/fs is 755 by
default when your install Linux for the first time. If I
change the permission of this folder for 775 it's work
but am not sure if it can by a problem with the security of
the system? Strange. xfs is run by the xfs user, which of
course does not have root priviledges, but /etc/X11/fs is
owned by root.root. Why enabling write permission for the
root group makes the error go away makes no sense because
xfs's group is xfs.

RedHat Linux 6.0
Gnome
xfs, atd, gpm, inet, named, nfs, routed, smb, sshd, crond,
halt, keytable, netfs, portmaps, sendmail, snmpd, syslog,
function, httpd, killall, network, squid, single, random.
SCSI Drive
pc x86 400MHz single Processor
Monterboard Asus P2-BLS

Tanks,
Gerhard Mourani