Am 24.11.2015 um 21:47 schrieb Brian: > On Tue 24 Nov 2015 at 21:13:29 +0100, Michael Biebl wrote: > >> Am 24.11.2015 um 19:01 schrieb Brian: >>> On Tue 24 Nov 2015 at 17:36:49 +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: >>> >>>> On 2015-11-23 00:45:57 +0000, Brian wrote: >>>>> On Sun 22 Nov 2015 at 19:00:36 -0500, The Wanderer wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 2015-11-22 at 18:52, Chris Bannister wrote: >>>>>> >> >>>>> There are 2 reasons for this change: >>>>> >>>>> 1) It is needed to make Xorg run without root rights >>>> >>>> Do you mean that the user now needs to be root to do "startx -- vt7"? >>> >>> *I* don't mean anything. I was quoting what a developer said. But "no", >>> the user does not have to be root. >> >> That's completely the wrong way around. > > What is the wrong way round? I've merely said root is not necessary to > use startx. Surely that is not incorrect?
This was not directed at you, just at the misconception that *now* startx needs root. Where actually up until recently it *actually* required root privileges (via SUID). That's what I meant with "wrong way around". That Xorg can now run as unprivileged user is something new (at least in Debian), and it's a very positive change. Sorry if that quoting was misleading. Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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