Re: x will not let me log in as anything but root
> Hello.
>
> I changed the second line of /etc/X11/Xserver
> to allow "anybody" to ryn the Xserver with the
> same result. Which other X files are related
> to passwords? Could some other file
> need to be edited ?
>
Seems to me a permissions problem and the question is where.
What exactly happens when a user tries to log in (in X)?
> Thanks for your time,
>
> Bob Edwards
>
> Shaul Karl wrote:
>
> > > Greetings,
> > >
> > > X will not let me log in as a regular user. I would greatly
> > > appreciate some guidance on this one. I can go to console
> > > and log in as a regular user, but not in X.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help,
> > >
> >
> > Maybe this has something to do with /etc/X11/Xserver:
> >
> > [12:10:38 /tmp]$ cat /etc/X11/Xserver
> > /usr/bin/X11/XF86_SVGA
> > Console
> >
> > The first line in this file is the full pathname of the default X server.
> > The second line shows who is allowed to run the X server:
> > RootOnly
> > Console (anyone whose controlling tty is on the console)
> > Anybody
> > [12:10:58 /tmp]$
> >
> > > Bob Edwards
> >
>
>
>
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