xwrapper not available? (Re: startx not for normal user?)
> >> We strongly advice against make the server SUID!
So, I won't.. But thanks for your workaround. Does anybody know were
Xwrapper can be found for a Debian potato installation?
On Tue, Sep 04, 2001 at 00:21, Calvin Chong wrote:
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> Hello Remco,
>
> With reference to your great message on below,
> RvtV> Hmm, after trying gdm (with partial success) and reinstalling xdm,
> RvtV> the latter seems to work.. But I still don't understand why I am not
> RvtV> allowed to run startx. I noticed /etc/X11/Xserver reads Console,
> RvtV> which seems to imply anybody on the console is allowed to run X.
>
> RvtV> I am sorry about replying to my own post..
>
> Please check that your X is chmod'ed to rwsrwsr-x
>
> :-)
>
> regards,
> evil
>
> RvtV> On Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 18:04, Remco van 't Veer wrote:
>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I just installed Debian on a fresh workstation but only root can open
> >> a X session. First I tried startx using a normal user but it
> >> complains:
> >>
> >> xf86OpenConsole: Server must be running with root permissions.
> >> You should be using Xwrapper to start the server or xdm.
> >> We strongly advice against make the server SUID!
> >>
> >> I am unable to find Xwrapper and xdm doesn't let me login. Xdm
> >> restarts immediately after I type my password. The logfile xdm.log
> >> reads:
> >>
> >> AUDIT: Mon Sep 3 16:00:00 2001: 599 X: client 2 rejected from local host
> >> Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1
> >> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> >> ..
> >>
> >> I removed the .Xauthority file, but that does not help. Does anybody
> >> know how I can fix this?
> >>
> >> TIA,
> >> Remco
>
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