Re: Graphics only from root
On Thu, 24 Jul 1997, Harald Helfgott wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I have installed Linux from Debian 1.3.1/1.3.2 in a Cyrix200P-based
> system. XWindows runs smoothly from the root account, but it doesn't run
> at all from other accounts. In fact, even programs outside XWindows
> that use graphics (such as gnuplot) will not run outside the root account.
> Gnuplot says that the terminal type is "unknown" (instead of "linux").
X will run from your account if you change the second line in
/etc/X11/Xserver to "Console". Other graphics programs will run if
you make then setuid root. But that might be a security hole.
Vadik.
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