An error "xset: bad font path element" is found when using xset to add font path.
Issue
Error happens when running: xset +fp /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/
xset: bad font path element (#37), possible causes are:
Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions
Directory missing fonts.dir
Incorrect font server address or syntax
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
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