Re: debian running kiosk-mode problems
On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:01:45 +0200, Paal Marker <paal@barum.folkebibl.no> wrote:
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> Shaun ONeil wrote:
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> >On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:42:36 +0200, Paal Marker <paal@barum.folkebibl.no> wrote:
> >
> >>The problem is that X starts, but will not display galeon.
> >>
> >>Shortly told the system is put up like this:
> >>added user kiosk, system configuration by /etc/inittab,
> >>/home/kiosk/kiosk.sh /home/kiosk/kiosk-session
> >>/home/kiosk/.xsession and in additional I have tried to solve the
> >>problem by adding /home/kiosk/.xserverrc for being sure that the correct
> >>X server is used.
> >>
> >>/etc/inittab provides automatically logging by the line
> >>"k:4:respawn:/home/kiosk/kiosk.sh"
> >>/home/kiosk.sh calling "exec xinit /home/kiosk/kiosk-session --$xargs
> >> >/tmp/.xsession-errors2>&1"
> >>/home/kiosk/kiosk-session making no prompt for password: "exec su -
> >>--command /home/kiosk/.xsession kiosk"
> >
> >I'm no expert, but the first thing I notice here is that X is launched
> >by init, so has root's permissions. If you un-comment the xsetbg
> >line, does that work? I'm curious if 'kiosk' can use root's X
> >display.
> >
> >
> Thank you for your answer, and I think you found the problem. Trying to
> xinit as user gives message that user is not authorized to run the X
> server. Surprisingly, as this was never a problem in redhat. Is there a
> way to give user kiosk the authorization for using X server?
>
> Uncomment the line
>
> #/usr/bin/X11/xsetbg /home/kiosk/wallpaper.gif
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> had then of course no effect.
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> And for your question, /usr/bin/galeon -df, -df makes sure that galeon
> starts in full screen. (in redhat it worked)
>
you might like to try changing "allowed_users" to "anybody" in
/etc/X11/Xwrapper.config
iirc the default is to allow users that are logged in on a local tty
.. I found changing mine to read 'anybody' would allow me to start X
from within screen (where you're assigned a /dev/pts/*, not a
/dev/tty*) .. a similar situation where the user is local but doesn't
appear logged in.
I'm not sureif that's a good solution long-term .. it'd depend who has
how much access to the machines.
(I know this should be done with dpkg-reconfigure, I just can't
remember which package you'd want to be reconfigure'n .. appologies
for demonstrating 'all the wrong ways')
HTH,
Shaun
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