On Tue, 22 Sep 2020 07:43:42 -0700
Marc Shapiro via Dng <dng@???> wrote:

> I do use startx from a terminal login

Me too, and usually without problems. However, I have always had to
add

needs_root_rights=yes

to /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config

And lately I cannot startx on three beowulf/xfce4 desktops, I have to
startxfce4 (and the panel's not that stable either).

Best wishes

fraser