Problem with non-superuser X logons after moving/expanding /var

From: Tom Parquette (tparquet_at_twcny.rr.com)
Date: 05/31/03

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    Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 07:07:33 -0400
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    I installed an additional disk in a machine and expanded the space
    allocated to /var.
    I run this desktop with XFree86 and GDM.
    root can logon without complaints but if a non--superuser tries to
    logon, the session fails immediately.
    The following appears in .xsession-errors. I'm concluding I did
    something wrong when I moved /var but I'm not sure where to start with this.
    TIA for any help.

    /usr/X11R6/etc/gdm/PreSession//Default: Registering your session with wtmp and utmp
    /usr/X11R6/etc/gdm/PreSession//Default: running: sessreg -a -w /var/log/wtmp -u /var/run/utmp -x "/usr/X11R6/share/gnome/gdm/:0.Xservers" -h "" -l :0 Tom
    You can permanently set environment variables for your shell by putting them
    in a startup file for the shell. The name of the startup file varies
    depending on the shell - csh and tcsh uses .login, bash, sh, ksh and zsh use
    .profile. When using bash, sh, ksh or zsh, don't forget to export the
    variable.
    mkdtemp: private socket dir: Permission denied

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