FIXED - Can't start X ! root
Thanks for the quick reply, Jens!
Good news, though! I've just figured out the problem on my own.... Turns
out that when I'd configured things, I'd screwed things up in the
/etc/X11/Xservers file.
I'd made a duplicate of the original, X server line (line 1), changed the
first line and put a hash in front of the second, "backup" line. The old
second line ( = Console ) had now been moved down to line 3.
After reading the comments in that file (line 5 & 6), it turns out that my
solution was to delete the "backup" line, thus moving line 3 back to line
2. As soon as I'd done this, everything was fixed!!!!
I guess if line 2 doesn't equal Console or Anybody, then it defaults to
RootOnly.... Which I guess is the safe way to do it....
Anyway, thanks for the quick response.
Later,
Kevin
On Mon, 18 May 1998, Jens B. Jorgensen wrote:
> Kevin, this is probably a feature (only the maintainer and his/her hairdresser
> know for sure). The X server, because it gets into your hardware, needs root
> permission. Historically this meant the server executable was setuid root.
> Naturally this is a security hole so they've probably left setuid off by default
> now. This works fine generally because the easiest way to run X is through xdm.
> Since you're new to X I'll explain that xdm (the X Display Manager) basically
> replaces the text login screen with a nice X login screen. xdm is generally
> started at boot time also. This way X can be run as root conveniently, you get a
> nice, pretty login screen, and to top it off xdm will run the server with
> authentication turned on. All in all it's the way to go. I'd be happy to help you
> get it configured.
>
> Kevin Traas wrote:
>
> > I'm fairly new to X, so this might be an RTFM question. If so, please
> > point me to where I can find an answer.
> >
> > I've just installed Hamm and X on my notebook here and all's working
> > okay; however, I can't `startx' as a regular user. I get a "no
> > permission" or some such. Everything works perfectly when running as
> > root - however, I'd rather not....
> >
> > If you have any ideas, please let me know.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kevin Traas
> >
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