wrapper is needed to run script startx by ordinary user, not root... Seems
like gdm works well for me without wrapper.
Shall we need to make XFree86-4.3.0,1 an option to install without wrapper
package?
Sincerely, Maxim M. Kazachek
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On Wed, 19 Mar 2003, CARTER Anthony wrote:
>Xfree requires wrapper but seems to break GDM for user logins. Is this
>normal, and can I force un-install wrapper without breaking anything?
>
>Anthony
>
>XFreeOn Wed, 2003-03-19 at 14:43, walt wrote:
>> CARTER Anthony wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I updated XFree86 this morning after a cvsup using portupgrade -r...did
>> > all packages for XFree86 (Server, libraries etc. etc.)
>> >
>> > I now have a problem with GDM...
>> >
>> > I can log in as root using the GDM, but if I log in as another user, it
>> > pops a message up about my session not lasting longer than 10 seconds
>> > and dumping me back to login. I get a "client 5 rejected from local
>> > host" in my logs, and I get a "run_session_chiled: Could not open
>> > ~/.xsession-errors" on the console (even though it exists)...
>>
>> I have vague recollections that your ~/.xsession should be marked
>> executable for xdm/gdm/kdm to work properly. Is it? I can't
>> recall if there is a special group added to /etc/group for the
>> xsession manager but if there is one your users may need to belong
>> to that group. Does gdm run SUID? Can't recall, but it may need to.
>> If 'startx' works then I assume you have 'wrapper' installed. I'm
>> not sure about the interaction of wrapper with gdm but you could
>> try de-installing it. Only takes a second to re-install it.
>>
>>
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