FYI: new default behavior with XFree86 3.3 (was: Problem with X after upgrading to 1.3.1)

[Martin Weinberg <weinberg@owl.phast.umass.edu>]

After much hair pulling, I discovered that XFree86 *now* will look 
in the user's directory if the user is root for an XF86Config file.
>From XF86Config(5):

>       When an X server is started by  a  `root'  user,  it  will
>       first  search  for  an XF86Config file in that user's home
>       directory.


I don't understand the reason for the feature.  Anyway, I had a
non-functional template one there from a year ago and attempt to 
debug my recent upgrade using "startx" as root.  You can imagine 
the rest.

Hope this helps someone.



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