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...single module installed is part of the CentOS distribution. This is from a file /tmp/xses-.XXXXXX (random 6-char string) xrdb: Can't open display '' xmodmap: unable to open display '' Failed to import environment: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1 /usr/bin/xmbind: Can't open display Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused Something is different in the way Xorg is started. In this situation, the first part of the Xorg log file (under ~/.local) is a dump of X command line options. use: X [:<display>] [options] -a # ... -ac ......

...the CentOS distribution. > > This is from a file /tmp/xses-.XXXXXX (random 6-char string) > > xrdb: Can't open display '' > xmodmap: unable to open display '' > Failed to import environment: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1 > /usr/bin/xmbind: Can't open display > Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused > > Something is different in the way Xorg is started. In this situation, the first part of the Xorg log file (under ~/.local) is a dump of X command line options. > > use: X [:<display>] [...

I asked this question a while ago, but never got any response. Since then, I've researched the problem some more, so I can give a much more concise description of what's happening. I'm mounting the home directories of the users upon login (using pam_mount) from the Windows server. However, none of the users can run X Windows. It says there's a problem with the .Xauthority file.