From: Damian Ohara [mailto:daohara1@email.mot.com]
Well, with session errors you need to look at the logs ...
I should have mentioned that I'm fairly new to Linix, too - so I wasn't aware of how much useful information was available in /var/log. I am now!
Check /var/log/XFree86.0.log and /var/log/kdm.log.
Don't forget the ever-useful /var.log.messages too.
You should get a clue to the failure mechanism in there ...
Looks like it thinks it's being asked to open a display on a machine called "oem". That's very weird, as my machine isn't called "oem". OK, that's got me a lot further, I'll look into this. I guess I'm looking for something in the X server on my PC which is sending the wrong machine name, or some other similar strangeness. I'll see what I can find out. Paul.