> >> 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: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: MD5 > > 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 > > - -- > echo 1 > /dev/null > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: 2.6 > > iQCVAwUAO5OuC6dYxxvLMsVbAQE3iAQApBSnslJys9y6AG3TDWDty8NigwIlH+tk > urrvA+QX/DE0evKzCxvu9dDx8j+4ZAZspkyAtlAYPSrTUOWto171K3nwPgtU/luA > oi5o1oIeTrDtNjk5Av376vEWpE3acRoXWeOLWG/P9ZSXzV84w0kyK4si+t9OqYPz > DbAdL2cWj8U= > =AV4G > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- It's our mission to make progress towards energetically innovating our partnerships as part of a larger strategy to remain profitable in today's globe.
