:~$ sudo startx lxde :1
[sudo] password for ra:
xauth:  timeout in locking authority file /home/ra/.Xauthority
^C

X.Org X Server 1.12.4
Release Date: 2012-08-27
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 x86_64 Debian
Current Operating System: Linux ra-desktop 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.51-1 x86_64
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-4-amd64 root=UUID=d21fd524-1206-4845-a383-4a4a7f501c13 ro quiet
Build Date: 17 April 2013  10:22:47AM
xorg-server 2:1.12.4-6 (Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>)
Current version of pixman: 0.26.0
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.1.log", Time: Wed Oct 23 14:56:50 2013
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
/usr/bin/xterm: No absolute path found for shell: lxde
xinit: connection to X server lost

waiting for X server to shut down Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file.

xauth:  timeout in locking authority file /home/ra/.Xauthority