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fatal server error when trying to start xserver via: startx

I'm running redhat 7.2. My machine has been running
on a local network and running fine. I now need this
machine to run independent of the network. When I take out
my ethernet connection and reboot, I get an error message
when trying to start the xserver via: startx from the command line.
It gives me a message:
XSERVTransSocketINETCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener( ) failed
XSERVTransMakeAllCOTServerListeners: server already running
Fatal server error:
Cannot establish any listening sockets- Make sure an X server isn't already running.
I don't understand why and what i need to do?

DVB

X runs over the loopback interface. You may have a lock file left over in /tmp. ls -al in /tmp to see if the file exists, if it does, rm -f it.
And you don't need to reboot to shutdown any interface
ifconfig eth0 down will work just as well.

/etc/init.d/network start
ifconfig eth0 down
startx

mitchguy

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I changed the run level to 3 so the gui interface doesn't
try to start. So now just using the text window with this setting when I type startx with my ethernet connection
out I get this:
YPBINDPROC_DOMAIN: Domain not bound

If I plug in my ethernet cable it and reboot startx comes up fine.

So my current state is startx still doesn't work,
but the previous error message is gone and now I just have to get past
YPBINDPROC_DOMAIN: Domain not bound

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