On Sun, Jun 11, 2006 at 12:26:03AM -0400, Jack Carroll wrote: > Package: xorg > Version: 1:7.0.20 > > Under Etch, an ordinary user can't start the windowing system. > In this test, /etc/rc2.d has been edited so that it doesn't start > gdm at boot time. > The user "anna" logs in and issues the command > startx > The result is shown below. > This creates a problem for hosts such as servers, where the > windowing system is needed only occasionally. Security would be compromised > by giving an ordinary user the root passwork just to turn on the windowing > system.
Does running 'dpkg-reconfigure x11-common' as root fix the problem for you? This may be something that was fixed in the last upload of the xorg source package to unstable. - David Nusinow -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
