On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 16:10:50 -0700, Scott Mcdermott wrote: > Julien Cristau on 2015/10/21 +0200 @20:48:56: > > > xserver-xorg-core:amd64 (1.17.2-1.1, 1.17.2-3) > > > > > > This upgrade has broken X startup for me. Here is how > > > I start X (as ordinary user): > > > > > > exec setsid env -i \ > > > ... > > > X :0 vt63 \ > > > > So one solution is to install xserver-xorg-legacy and > > tell it to not drop privileges > > (needs_root_rights=yes). But that leaves X running > > as root, which we're trying to move away from. > > That would surely be a regression. Debian went from a > working X that dropped privileges, to a non-working X > that can only be run as root. Huh?? > No, Debian is going from an X server that always runs as root to one that can run as unprivileged user in most cases. There was previously no dropping privileges. Cheers, Julien
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