Bug#851941: since version 2:1.19.1-1 xserver-xorg-legacy ignores settings in Xwrapper.config
On 20/01/17 08:53, Tiziano Zito wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-legacy
> Version: 2:1.19.0-3
> Severity: important
>
> Starting from version 2:1.19.1-1 the settings in Xwrapper.config are ignored.
>
> In a system with systemd, I start the Xserver from /etc/rc.local with:
>
> su -l myusername -c 'exec startx -- vt4 >> /tmp/xsession-errors 2>&1'
>
> i.e. X is started from a user which is not logged in a console. This
> simulates the "autologin" feature of some display managers. No display
> manager is installed on this machine.
>
> Until version 2:1.19.0-3 this works like a charm if /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config contains:
>
> needs_root_rights=yes
> allowed_users=anybody
>
> Starting from 2:1.19.1-1, X does not start anymore and fails with:
>
> [ 63.770] (EE)
> Fatal server error:
> [ 63.773] (EE) xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open virtual console
> 4 (Permission denied)
> [ 63.774] (EE)
> [ 63.776] (EE)
> Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
> at http://wiki.x.org
> for help.
> [ 63.782] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/home/tiziano/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
> [ 63.784] (EE)
> [ 63.785] (WW) xf86CloseConsole: KDSETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor
> [ 63.785] (WW) xf86CloseConsole: VT_GETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor
> [ 63.785] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
>
> If I login in the console, I can start X with "startx", but I can not
> start on a different console from that I am logged into, i.e.
> "startx -- vt4" fails with the same error.
>
> I don't see anything in the package changelog that would explain the problem.
>
> Reverting to 2:1.19.0-3 fixes the problem.
Can you try with 2:1.19.1-4 ? There was a regression in the Xorg.wrap permissions.
Cheers,
Emilio
>
> Thanks!
> Tiziano
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 9.0
> APT prefers unstable
> APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (101, 'experimental')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> Foreign Architectures: i386
>
> Kernel: Linux 4.9.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
> Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
> Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
>
> Versions of packages xserver-xorg-legacy depends on:
> ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.59
> ii libaudit1 1:2.6.7-1
> ii libc6 2.24-9
> pn xserver-common <none>
>
> xserver-xorg-legacy recommends no packages.
>
> xserver-xorg-legacy suggests no packages.
>
> -- debconf information:
> xserver-xorg-legacy/xwrapper/actual_allowed_users: anybody
> xserver-xorg-legacy/xwrapper/allowed_users: Anybody
>
>
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