Hi Bob
This is the same thing I had. But no panic. You only have to generate the
lock directory for your machine:
Login as root.
1. Create a locks directory (this directory must have the name of your
machine, if in doubt ask with: uname -n)
2. cd usr/local/grass5/locks
mkdir nameofyourmachine
chmod ugo+wrx nameofyourmachine
I hope this solves your problems. BTW I really enjoy my *new* grass 5... 
Cheers
Bernhard Sturm
"Specialisation is for insects." -- Robert Heinlein.
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Bernhard Sturm
Department of Geography
Centre for Development and Environment
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http://www.datacomm.ch/sturm
Gentlefolk,
I have a problem with my new grass5 installation.
The messages from last week about <chmod 0666> allowed the starting of
of the monitors.Now I can select a monitor with no messages. However, when I try to
display a vector file I get the message:No graphics monitor has been selected for output.
Please run "d.mon" to select a graphics monitor.1) There is a screen x0.
2) There are no files under the ..../grass5/locks/*/ directories.
???
Many thanks.
Bob Stanfield
Tinicum EAC Vice-Chair
29 Ledge Lane
Pipersville, PA 18947
Voice 610-294-9884
FAX 610-294-8119