Re: Adding a user... but they can't use X

[George Bonser <grep@shorelink.com>]

On Wed, 16 Dec 1998,  Raymond A. Ingles wrote:

>  I installed fvwm95 and got it configured properly. Then I used 'useradd'
> to give her an account, and gave her her own .fvwm95rc. When I log on as
> her, I can run 'startx' and it brings up the taskbar and so forth. But
> when I try to fire off any programs from the taskbar or an icon, they lock
> up. I tried opening an rxvt and it brings up a window and then says 'You
> don't have permission to run the X server'.
> 

First of all, which version of Debian are you using? Check her home
directory and make sure all the the "dot" files got copied over from
/etc/skel. There was a problem at one point where only the first line of
the files got copied over.

Also, edit /etc/X11/Xserver and make sure that the second line of the file
says either Console or Anybody, your call (but I hesitate to use Anybody).


George Bonser

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